Publisher's Synopsis
1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue is a great book by Francis Grose . A dictionary Of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence, from 1811, featuring various vulgar words and their definitions. Completely hilarious! The merit of Captain Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue has been long and universally acknowledged. But its circulation was confined almost exclusively to the lower orders of society: he was not aware, at the time of its compilation, that our young men of fashion would at no very distant period be as distinguished for the vulgarity of their jargon as the inhabitants of Newgate; and he therefore conceived it superfluous to incorporate with his work the few examples of fashionable slang that might occur to his observation. 1811 Dictionary by Francis Grose is a novel highly recommended to read. tongue-s american best black book british elements english francis grose linguistics paperback pocket urban slang
