In linguistics, where definitions at best are often imprecise, those of slang terms are notoriously hard to establish. Recorded slang emerged from the special languages of sub-cultures and never stops evolving. Since the publication of the classic Dictionary of American Slang, on which this new dictionary is partially based, many changes have taken place

Based on an extensive database that reflects how words are actually used today, this thesaurus provides in-depth groupings of synonyms and related words that help the reader to find not only the exact word one is looking for but also to find related words to spark additional ideas.