Word Up: Which dictionary is the best? (Slate)

Slate による英語辞典（College Dictionary レベル）のランキング。評価の低い順から。Oxford American College Dictionary のポップさが笑える。

Its rendering of slang into dictionaryese--"shake one's booty" is defined as "dance energetically"--is a thing of beauty. And yet, dazzled as I was by its wealth of pop culture listings--Ladies and gentlemen, in their only appearances in a college dictionary!--"Leno, Jay" ("full name James Douglas Muir Leno"); "Collins, Phil" ("his many solo hits include 'Sussudio' "); and "Sly" (Sylvester Stallone's nickname gets its own separate entry!)

一位に挙がってる Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary（ISBN:0877798095）というのは有名な辞典らしい。ふーん、初めて知りました。