Description
A word-lover’s categorized guide to the slang of pirates, street-sellers, Gypsies, thieves and more. Now find the perfect slang word to spice up the language and dialog of your campaign, or simply enjoy the colorful language of days gone by. Based on A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words written by John Camden Hotten in 1860.
Chapters include slang for:
• Compliments and Insults
• People, bodies and minds
• Professions
• Crime and Punishment
• Locations
• Household Items
• Transportation
• Entertainment
• The Natural World
• Communication
• Human Activity
Customer Reviews:
This is a delightful reference tool, a source of weird and wacky words and expressions. It’s easy to use, too, whether you’re looking for something specific, or just browsing for fun.
~M. Kendall
Whether you are an author who wants an easy to use reference book, a lover of linguistics, or just want to amuse yourself by reading some colorful words from the past, this is the book for you. I don’t know when I’ll use the phrase “muffin-worry” but I’ll look for an occasion and it only took moments to find an appropriate conversation to use “shoot the cat.” I even found out about a new game for these colorful words in the introduction. Who wants to play some Slictionary?
~R. Stashower
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Suzze –
Anyone who appreciates words will love this book! Writers looking for just the right word or phrase to enhance their writing and grab the reader will also benefit from owning a copy. As a word lover, I’m having a great time just flipping through the various sections to see what words pop up. Many of these words and phrases are new to me but it is also interesting to see that some common ones (like nark or ‘tit for tat’) date back 100s of years. We need to work some of these words back into common usage…rumgumption, golopshus, and mollygrubs for starters. The chapter headings are great…the artwork and quotes give character to the book, in addition to informing the reader of what lay ahead. One quote apropos of the book, “Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work. – Carl Sandburg”
M. Kendall –
This is a delightful reference tool, a source of weird and wacky words and expressions. It’s easy to use, too, whether you’re looking for something specific, or just browsing for fun.
R. Stashower –
Whether you are an author who wants an easy to use reference book, a lover of linguistics, or just want to amuse yourself by reading some colorful words from the past, this is the book for you. I don’t know when I’ll use the phrase “muffin-worry” but I’ll look for an occasion and it only took moments to find an appropriate conversation to use “shoot the cat.” I even found out about a new game for these colorful words in the introduction. Who wants to play some Slictionary?
Robert –
This is a brand new book (Nov. 2019) on a very old subject. I enjoyed it immensely. It was organized in an easy to follow format. My only complaint was that it was rather repetitive in some of its entries. As a person who does Victorian reenactment it is a very handy guide.
Eva Ulett –
An entertaining and useful compendium for historical fiction writers and readers. Fans of Georgette Heyer and Patrick O’Brian may especially like this guide. Students of cultural anthropology might find A New Look at Old Words an interesting reference for 1600 – 1800s English language common usages.