Snakehead (1984)

[Tom Dalzell]

We have a draft snakehead entry in the New Partridge for 'snakehead' but
continue to question its inclusion because it is a literal translation
from the Chinese.

Tom Dalzell

Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>_http://www.barrypopik.com/article/890/snakehead_
>(http://www.barrypopik.com/article/890/snakehead)
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>"Snakehead" is not in Merriam-Webster at all??
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>"Snakehead" (smuggler of illegal immigrants) is not in OED? Does it have a
>new entry prepared?
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>"Snakehead" (smuggler) is not in the Cassell Dictionary of  Slang?
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>Will "snakehead" be in the HDAS?
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>Does anyone have better than 1984?
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