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Jesse Sheidlower

(1968) Lexicographer United States

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Jesse Sheidlower is a lexicographer from the United States, best known for The F word.

Quick Facts About Jesse Sheidlower

Born
August 5, 1968
Nationality
United States
Profession
Lexicographer
Notable works
The F word

About Jesse Sheidlower

Jesse Sheidlower is a lexicographer, editor, author, and programmer. He is past president of the American Dialect Society, was the project editor of the Random House Dictionary of American Slang, and is the author of The F-Word, a history of the word "fuck". He is also a former editor-at-large at the Oxford English Dictionary. New York Magazine named him one of the 100 smartest people in New York, and he serves as a judge for the annual "literary-celeb-studded" Council of Literary Magazines and Presses spelling bee. Sheidlower is employed as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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