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By J. S. Farmer and W. E. Henley. Subtitle: Three hundred years of colloquial, unorthodox and vulgar English". 1987 reprint of 1890 work titled Slang and its Analogues, 2 volumes. Provides citations illustrating the use of the words, and synonyms in various European languages.
Last word: Zu-zu.
January 19, 2010