A vocabulary of criminal slang with some examples of common usages by Jackson
A vocabulary of criminal slang with some examples of common usages by Jackson
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| Author | Jackson, Louis E., 1877-1922 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Hellyer, C. R. (Clifton Robert), 1875-1948 |
| Title | A vocabulary of criminal slang : with some examples of common usages |
| Original Publication | Portland: Modern Printing Co., 1915. |
| Credits | Terry Jeffress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PE: Language and Literatures: English |
| Subject | English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries |
| Subject | Cant -- United States |
| Category | Text |
| Source EBook-No. | Project Gutenberg 76632 |
| Release Date | August 5, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2890 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
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"A vocabulary of criminal slang : with some examples of common usages" by Louis E. Jackson is a glossary of criminal slang written in the early 20th century. It catalogs the underworld’s vocabulary for the benefit of law officers, the press, and other professionals, pairing definitions with usage notes and cross-references. The focus is practical: to strip secrecy from criminal jargon and improve detection, prosecution, and reform. The opening of this work sets a sober, reform-minded tone: a dedication to a sheriff, a statement that the book aims to aid public servants rather than sensationalize, and an argument that exposing slang diminishes its power. The preface explains how slang mutates, shows how meanings arise (such as “dope”), urges cooperation from readers to expand the list, and offers a brief survey of crime types and their economic and moral costs, criticizing prisons that idle rather than train. After this, the alphabetical vocabulary begins—dense with entries from ADMAN and ANGEL through early S-terms—each giving concise meanings, common contexts (e.g., pickpockets, yeggs, shoplifters), examples in sentences, and frequent cross-references that map the criminal subcultures’ speech.
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