Historical Dictionary of American Slang
Volume 1 | |
| Author | Jonathan E. Lighter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Slang |
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1994 (v.1), 1997 (v.2) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 1742 (first 2 vols.) |
| ISBN | 0-394-54427-7 |
| OCLC | 30029055 |
| 427.973 | |
| LC Class | PE 2846 .H57 1994 |
The Historical Dictionary of American Slang, often abbreviated HDAS, is a dictionary of American slang. The first two volumes, Volume 1, A – G (1994), and Volume 2, H – O (1997), were published by Random House, and the work then was known as the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, sometimes abbreviated as RHHDAS. Both volumes used the same ISBN, ISBN 0-394-54427-7; the paperback editions are ISBN 978-0-394-54427-4 for Volume 1 and ISBN 978-0-679-43464-1 for Volume 2.