# Green's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Green's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a slang dictionary that moved successfully from print to the web. One commenter notes that some of its sources are not very good.

## Why people recommend it

- Successful move from print to web (1 comments): "it's a project that started as a book but has now migrated successfully to the Internet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47004777))
- Praised as a great project (1 comments): "Those are both great projects" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47852223))
- Brings back good memories (1 comments): "Nice! Brings back memories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47003182))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0550104402?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780550104403) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Green's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green", https://hackerapproved.com/p/green-s-dictionary-of-slang/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).