Lag's Lexicon
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1940s England
Borstal Institution
British correctional institutions
Camp Hill
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Central Council Of Physical Recreation
Chaplain
Cigarette Paper
Convict Prisons
Convicts
Criminal Justice Act
criminal slang
criminology research
Death Watch
English prison slang dictionary
English prisons
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Follow
Girl Friend
Held
historical linguistics
Local Prison
Meat Pie
Midday
Observation Cells
Penal Servitude
penal system terminology
prison culture studies
prison slang
Scotland Yard
Secretary Of State
Slop Sink
Sterling
Tinder Boxes
Trousers
Underwear
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781032574738
- Weight: 450g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Originally published in 1950, this Lag’s Lexicon was compiled for a variety of reasons, with the object of entertainment, amusement, or enlightenment. The amateur authority on slang could derive pleasure in picking it to pieces and finding words which, according to their belief, had an entirely different meaning. Now it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context and to see which words are still in use to this day.
