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American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition

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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.
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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
crunk wild; crazy; out of control
kvetch to complain
left-handed monkey wrench a nonexistent tool
word of mouse a message spread by e-mail


Imprint Name:McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Publisher Name:McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2006-07-16