{"product_id":"9780071461085","title":"American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Spears, Richard A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780071461085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge Group:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 764.8 gr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":43845688819950,"sku":"9780071461085","price":38.37,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/products\/American-Slang-Dictionary-Fourth-Edition-Book-Land-AU-161.jpg?v=1679304879","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/9780071461085","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}