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Sexual orientation and the Oxford Dictionary of Slang

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Gloria George
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Abstract

A review of the category ‘Sexual orientation’ in John Ayto's new dictionary (see also p. 58) and a consideration of ‘queer’ slang at large

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English Today , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 1999 , pp. 52 - 57
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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