American Slang: The Abridged Edition of the Dictionary of American Slang

From cowpokes to cyber punks, from flappers to gangsta rappers, American Slang chronicles the ever-evolving, informal, unconventional language we use every day. Expanded and completely updated, this 2nd edition contains thousands of contemporary and traditional slang expressions, including the newest computer lingo and slang from the Internet.

Entries Feature:

Definitions

Pronunciations

Time and place origins

Editorial notes

Cross-references

Examples that illustrate and validate usage

Synonyms and variant forms

Impact symbols

• Author
• Robert L. Chapman, Barbara Ann Kipfer

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 592

• Publisher
• CollinsRef

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-06-273293-4

• EAN
• 9780062732934

• Genres
• reference, writing, language

• Release date
• 1998