Historical Dictionary of American Slang

Historical Dictionary of American Slang
Volume 1
AuthorJonathan E. Lighter
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSlang
GenreReference work
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1994 (v.1), 1997 (v.2)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages1742 (first 2 vols.)
ISBN0-394-54427-7
OCLC30029055
427.973
LC ClassPE 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.