![]() ![]() ![]() It covers English-language slang since the 16th century and offers the vocabularies of the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the anglophone Caribbean. To this end, he has amassed a database, which – according to Green – holds around 135,000 slang words and phrases, underpinned by c. ![]() Īn author, freelance journalist, broadcaster and lecturer, Green's primary activity is the collection and analysis of slang. Of Jewish origin, Green was educated at Bedford School (1961–1965) and Brasenose College, Oxford (1966–1969) where he read history. Jonathon Green is often referred to as the English-speaking world's leading lexicographer of slang, and has even been described as "the most acclaimed British lexicographer since Johnson". Jonathon Green (born 20 April 1948 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is an English lexicographer of slang and writer on the history of alternative cultures. For people with a similar name, see Jonathan Green (disambiguation). ![]()
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