The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
- ISBN-10
- 0415371821
- ISBN-13
- 9780415371827
- Category
- English language
- Pages
- 1104
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Tom Dalzell
Description
Includes words and phrases from United States history and from such current subcultures as technology and the Internet, the media, recent immigrants, and fashion.
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