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American slang dictionary : the ultimate reference to nonstandard usage, colloquialisms, popular jargon, and vulgarisms / Richard A. Spears.
LIBRA PE2846 .S639 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spears, Richard A.
- Standardized Title:
- McGraw-Hill's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--United States--Slang--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- United States.
- Slang.
- Figures of speech--Dictionaries.
- Figures of speech.
- Americanisms--Dictionaries.
- Americanisms.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 546 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : McGraw-Hill, [2007]
- Summary:
- Learn the lingo of American English
- The "American Slang Dictionary" offers you the complete 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. Where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions.
- Notes:
- Previously published: McGraw-Hill's dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions, 4th hc ed., 2006.
- ISBN:
- 0071461086
- 9780071461085
- OCLC:
- 77575099
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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