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Preface to Second Edition
Introduction to First Edition
Pronunciation symbols
Principal abbreviations

Dictionary

Thematic Index
　The body and its functions
　People and society
　Animals
　Sustenance and intoxication
　Articles and substances
　Money, commercem and employment
　Behaviour, attitudesm and emrions
　Thought and communication
　The arts, entertainment, and the media
　Time and tide
　Location and movement
　Abstract qualities and states

Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, John Ayto and John Simpson have gathered together a vibrant collection of over 6,000 slang terms, drawn from the vast Oxford English Dictionary database. The volume is organized thematically, under such general headings as the body and its functions; people and society; animals; sustenance and intoxication; money, commerce, and employment; and time and tide. Within each section the words are listed chronologically, starting with the earliest words and progressing right through to the present, thus illuminating the development of slang and colloquial language over the years. Each entry contains the headword, part of speech, and definition, and most also have illustrative examples of the term in context. Many entries contain labels indicating the social group or discipline from which a word derives--such as theatrical, military, or nautical--as well as the place where it originated. In addition, when the term has had more than one meaning, the various senses are listed chronologically.