{"product_id":"american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-9780071461085","title":"American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard A. Spears, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University. He has written more than 150 dictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318046527762,"sku":"9780071461085","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66444daa-6395-4531-8910-d670dc0b8bda.jpg?v=1727546442","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-slang-dictionary-fourth-edition-9780071461085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}