{"product_id":"american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-richard-spears-9780071461085","title":"American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top banana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"head trip\" to \"foot in mouth,\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Slang Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBSOD or blue screen of death\u003c\/b\u003e the blue computer screen that appears after a programming or operational error\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ecrunk\u003c\/b\u003e wild; crazy; out of control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ekvetch\u003c\/b\u003e to complain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eleft-handed monkey wrench\u003c\/b\u003e a nonexistent tool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eword of mouse\u003c\/b\u003e a message spread by e-mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard A. Spears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071461086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071461085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 413","brand":"Richard A. Spears","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981450739967,"sku":"9780071461085","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47c72523-a7a5-420b-80bd-bdb56fda0c72.jpg?v=1683255649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-richard-spears-9780071461085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}