Meet America’s Top Slang Lexicographer

“For most people, being late to a language trend isn’t a problem. But [Tom] Dalzell, a 59-year-old union leader by day and slang expert after hours, is now in the process of updating the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. And as informal language evolves faster than ever, Mr. Dalzell is finding it trickier to keep up.”