This fully revised and updated edition now features:12,000 terms from an array of sources, including gangsta rap, IM acronyms, surfer talk, Valley Girls, the blogosphere, and prison lingoA fascinating
A lexicon of “improper” English From slang terminology describing various bodily functions and sexual acts, to the centuries-old cant of thieves and prostitutes, to the language of the modern drug c
For the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top bananaFrom "head trip" to "foot in mouth," American Slang Dictionary gives you the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words
Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's A
The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable
This up-to-date dictionary presents 1,700 entries including colorful words and phrases from television and movies, as well as the streets and campuses. Each entry has two examples.
The 1,700 entries contained in Contemporary American Slang represent the most current general slang expressions used in the United States today. Each entry has at least two example sentences that illu
Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's A
This dictionary features more than 2,500 definitions and examples of phrasal verbs, two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbal collocations. Each entry includes abundant examples to enhance compr
