Author | : Esther Lewin |
Publisher | : Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780816036615 |
Includes jargon, sports slang, and ethnic and regional expressions
Author | : Esther Lewin |
Publisher | : Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780816036615 |
Includes jargon, sports slang, and ethnic and regional expressions
Author | : Robert L. Chapman |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 489 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780062720108 |
Over 17,000 zippy synonyms for thousands of alphabetically arranged slang words--the whole nine yards--from AC-DC to zombie. Here are America's most important contemporary and historic slang words and phrases--originating in the sports world, drug culture, media, ethnic enclaves, and elsewhere.
Author | : Jonathon Green |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 1600 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780304366361 |
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Author | : Esther Lewin |
Publisher | : Random House Reference |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Most people are intrigued by slang. This book provides the reader with knowledge of those "in" words and phrases.
Author | : Peter Mark Roget |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 730 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard A. Spears |
Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2005-10-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0071612076 |
More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions. This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.
Author | : Esther Lewin |
Publisher | : Facts on File |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780816028986 |
Includes jargon, sports slang, and ethnic and regional expressions
Author | : Jonathon Green |
Publisher | : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780550105639 |
A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.
Author | : David Burke |
Publisher | : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1999-04-28 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780471168348 |
?Tus antepasados eran nobles? !Me estas tomando el pelo! (trans.): Your ancestors were royalty? You're pulling my leg! (lit.): Your ancestors are royalty? You're taking my hair! !La comida en este restauraniete esta para chuparse los dedos! (trans.): The fod in this restaurant id delicious! (lit.): The food in this restaurant is to suck one's fingers! While asking for directions, if a native speaker of Spanish were to tell you not to "eat your coconut" (comerse el coco) just because some "large onion" (cebollon) told you that your destination was "in the fifth pine tree" (en el quinto pino), you may not know whether to continue on your way or just give up and turn back -- that is, unless you've read David Burke's latest book in his Street Spanish series. The Street Spanish Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus offers English equivalents and usage tips for over one thousand Spanish terms, including slang words, idioms proverbs, colloquialisms, and vulgarities. It also offers an extensive thesaurus of naughty Spanish slang synonyms for common English words and phrases -- all destined to make you feel like an insider in no time.