Abstract
Abstract Eric Honeywood Partridge dominated British slang lexicography from the post-war period until long after his death in 1979. This chapter examines his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in its various editions and abridged forms, exploring its relationship to earlier dictionaries and identifying changes in methodology through time. It also considers the 1984 edition, edited by Paul Beale after Partridge's death.
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