Research Guides: Slang Dictionaries: Online Dictionaries

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Tri-C Classic Catalog
To locate materials by title or subject, use the classic catalog.
My Library Account
Renew books, review holds, and check for book deliveries.

Electronic Book Center OhioLINK This link opens in a new window
Contains the full texts of thousands of scholarly and reference e-books from several publishers, covering many subject areas.
OhioLINK Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
A combined catalog of millions of books and other library materials from many of Ohio's universities, colleges, community colleges, and the State Library of Ohio.
EBSCO Electronic Journal Finder (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Use the EBSCO Electronic Journal Finder to determine whether a particular journal (and article) is available online through OhioLINK.
Electronic Journal Center (EJC) This link opens in a new window
Contains full text articles from more than 10,000 academic journals from top scholarly publishers, academic societies, and university presses. The EJC covers a wide range of disciplines and contains just published scientific research as well as historical journal articles.

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Cover over 6,000 terms in 20th and 21st Century slang drawn from across the English speaking world.

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information.
Slang Dictionary
The Phrase Finder
The meanings and origins of over 1,600 English sayings, phrases, idioms and expressions.
The Very Best of British
An Americans guide to speaking British

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