How the Irish Invented Slang : The Secret Language of the Crossroads

Dedication and Acknowledgements vii Part 1 Introduction by Peter Quinn xi Chapter 1 Focl ir P ca a Pocket Dictionary 1 Chapter 2 Boliver of Brooklyn 5 Chapter 3 The Sanas (Etymology, Secret Knowledge) of Slum 11 Chapter 4 The Gangs of New York Talk Back in Irish 17 Chapter 5 Songs of the Crossroad 27 Chapter 6 The Sanas of Faro and Poker 39 Chapter 7 How the Irish Invented Dudes 55 Chapter 8 The Sanas of Jazz 59 Part 2 A Dictionary of Irish-American Vernacular 77 Index 297