Historical Dictionary of American Slang
- Historical Dictionary of American Slang
The "Historical Dictionary of American Slang", often abbreviated "HDAS", is the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched dictionary of American slang and the only American slang dictionary prepared entirely on historical principles. The first two volumes, "Volume 1, A - G" (1994), and "Volume 2, H - O" (1997), were published by Random House, and the work then was known as the "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang", sometimes abbreviated as "RHHDAS". Both volumes used the same ISBN, ISBN 0-394-54427-7; the paperback editions are ISBN 978-0394544274 for Volume 1 and ISBN 978-0679434641 for Volume 2. Random House decided to discontinue publication, but Oxford University Press announced in 2003 that it would publish the two remaining volumes. "Volume 3, P - S [Part 1] " is expected to be published in February 2008, ISBN 978-0195174182, and "Volume 4, S [Part 2] - Z", is expected to be published in 2009.
HDAS is notable for its use of historical principles, the dictionary approach exemplified by the "Oxford English Dictionary". Each entry includes representative quotations, including the earliest quotation using the word. HDAS is edited by Dr. Jonathan E. Lighter, of the University of Tennessee.
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