What does HDAS stand for?

Historical Dictionary of American Slang (Random House)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

After scouring the soft white underbelly of the English language, from bathroom walls to the Internet, the editors of the Historical Dictionary of American Slang have chosen "jump the couch" as the Slang of the Year for 2005.

'Jump the Couch' is the Slang of the Year

However, if you still have room in your in-box, Grant Barrett, the project editor for the Historical Dictionary of American Slang, has started a new site for the words he comes across in his off-hours, "Double-Tongued Word Wrester," at doubletongued.

Obitter dicta

Subsequent to Jazz Talk, jazz slang terms have comprised special sections in general slang dictionaries, particularly in Eric Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Jonathan Lighter's Historical Dictionary of American Slang.

"WHAT IS HIP?" AND OTHER INQUIRIES IN JAZZ SLANG LEXICOGRAPHY