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Slang dictionary - etymological, historical, anecdotal app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 32 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Trang Hoai
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 12 Sep 2016
App size: 11.88 Mb

This app provides an offline version of "The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal" by John Camden Hotten

The dictionary included criminal slang, back slang, rhyming slang, and other types of slang. Its author, Hotten, included histories of some slangs (back slang and rhyming slang), a detailed bibliography, and a noted definition.

Hottens work was arguably the most important work on English slang since Francis Groses Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Basic features include:

■ Words of The day
- Learn 5 words daily with Words of The day feature

■ Random words
- Learn 5 random words with Random feature

■ Other features:
- Over 4489 slangs, cant and vulgar words and meaning
- Search for a slang
- Bookmark a slang
- Easy navigation

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