Francis Grose
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a dictionary of slang words, first published in 1785. Grose was one of the first lexicographers to collect slang words from all corners of society, not just from the professional underworld of pickpockets and bandits.
While The Vulgar Tongue includes many of the words found in earlier 'scoundrels'' dictionaries (such as Richard Head's
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