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Modern American  Slang

Modern American Slang

  • Author: Dalzell. Tom
  • Year: 2009
  • Description: The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers
  • Category: Study guide
  • Section: Literature and Language
  • Publisher: by Apex CoVantage, LLC
  • Language: English
  • Page count: 900
  • ISBN: 978-1-315-19582-7
  • Tags: Criteria for inclusion
  • Keywords: Criteria for inclusion

       The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin
and the date the word was fi rst used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural