Stuart Berg Flexner (1928–1990) was a lexicographer, editor and author, noted for his books on the origins of American words and expressions, including I Hear America Talking and Listening to America; as co-editor of the Dictionary of American Slang and as chief editor of the Random House Dictionary, Second Edition.
[1] Flexner was the son of clothing retailer David Flexner and Gertrude, née Berg.
[2] He was twice married, first to Miriam Bogen and then to Doris Louise Hurcomb.
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