Description
| Product ID: | 9780071461085 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Spears |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Dialect, slang and jargon, Dialect, slang & jargon, American English |
| Description: | Helps to learn the lingo of American English. This dictionary offers you the definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldie to ping. Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation. For the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top banana From "head trip" to "foot in mouth," American Slang Dictionary gives you the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words and phrases, ranging from golden oldies such as "catch some rays" and "take the fifth" to more up-to-the-minute coinages like Wall Street''s "jonx," the Internet''s "ping," and the gangsta''s favorite, "shizzle." Inside you''ll find more than 12,000 words and expressions from a wide variety of sources, including gangsta rap, the blogosphere, and the U.S. prison system. In a New York minute, you''ll be down with the colloquialisms, vulgarities, and substandard English that make everyday interactions in contemporary American life so colorful. BSOD or blue screen of death the blue computer screen that appears after a programming or operational error |
| Imprint Name: | McGraw-Hill Contemporary |
| Publisher Name: | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-07-16 |
