The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
ISBN-10
0195304470
ISBN-13
9780195304473
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
302
Language
English
Published
2006-06-08
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Grant Barrett

Description

A collection of more than six hundred slang terms of American political speech encompasses informative entries on such words as "boondoggle," "juice bill," and "Joe Citizen," including both the definition of the word and its historical background.

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