American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
- ISBN-10
- 1594040176
- ISBN-13
- 9781594040177
- Series
- American Slang
- Category
- Americanisms
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Mottobene Inc
- Authors
- Edward M. Melillo, Joseph Melillo
Description
This compilation of American slang contains more than 5,000 common slang terms with easy-to-understand definitions and sample sentences. The book's unique classification of slang terms under key words makes it easy to search for and discover any term. By organizing terms this way, slang terms that share a common key word can be classified together for easy reference. For example, under the key word "Chip," the following terms are alphabetically listed: bargaining chip, blue chip, cash in one's chips, chip in, chip off the old block, chip on one's shoulder, in the chips, let the chips fall where they may, and when the chips are down. Slang terms with more than one key word are also cross-referenced, and sample sentences lend meaning to the slang terms by showing their applications in writing and in conversation.
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