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The Bodleian library republishes a rediscovered volume of how the "canting crew" spoke. The cant was the secret language of the rogues, beggars and vagabonds who peopled the underworld of early England. The word 'slang' itself is not recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary until 1756

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The Urban Dictionary is an ever expanding user created dictionary of commonly used colloquial words and terms. Each entry comes with a definition as well as an example of the term in use. Site users are also able to agree or disagree with each definition providing a guide to the realiability of the term. With over 4 million entries, the dictionary is searchable.

The Urban Dictionary is an ever expanding user created dictionary of commonly used colloquial words and terms. Each entry comes with a definition as well as an example of the term in use. Site users are also able to agree or disagree with each definition providing a guide to the realiability of the term. With over 4 million entries, the dictionary is searchable.