John Camden Hotten (1832-1873) was a compiler of English language dictionary of slang. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. First published in 1859 under the title A dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words,[1] the book was reprinted numerous times. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common