McGraw-Hill’s
Dictionary
of
American Slang
and
Colloquial
Expressions
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Dictionary
of
American Slang
and
Colloquial
Expressions
Richard A. Spears, Ph.D.
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Spears, Richard A.
[McGraw-Hill’s dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions]
American slang dictionary / the ultimate reference to nonstandard usage,
colloquialisms, popular jargon, and vulgarisms / Richard A. Spears — 4th ed.
p. cm.
Previously published: McGraw-Hill’s dictionary of American slang and colloquial
expressions, 4th hc ed., 2006.
ISBN 0-07-146108-6 (pbk.)
1. English language—United States—Slang—Dictionaries. 2. Figures of speech—
Dictionaries. 3. Americanisms—Dictionaries. I. Title.
PE2846.S639 2007
427.973—dc22 2007061181
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United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of
1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any
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the publisher.
A hardcover version of this book was published as McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American
Slang and Colloquial Expressions.
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Dictionary
of
American Slang
and
Colloquial
Expressions
,This page intentionally left blank
, McGraw-Hill’s
Dictionary
of
American Slang
and
Colloquial
Expressions
Richard A. Spears, Ph.D.
New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City
Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto
, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spears, Richard A.
[McGraw-Hill’s dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions]
American slang dictionary / the ultimate reference to nonstandard usage,
colloquialisms, popular jargon, and vulgarisms / Richard A. Spears — 4th ed.
p. cm.
Previously published: McGraw-Hill’s dictionary of American slang and colloquial
expressions, 4th hc ed., 2006.
ISBN 0-07-146108-6 (pbk.)
1. English language—United States—Slang—Dictionaries. 2. Figures of speech—
Dictionaries. 3. Americanisms—Dictionaries. I. Title.
PE2846.S639 2007
427.973—dc22 2007061181
Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the
United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of
1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any
means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of
the publisher.
A hardcover version of this book was published as McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American
Slang and Colloquial Expressions.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FGR/FGR 0 9 8 (0-07-146108-6)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FGR/FGR 0 9 8 (0-07-146107-8)
ISBN 978-0-07-146108-5 (American Slang Dictionary)
MHID 0-07-146108-6 (American Slang Dictionary)
ISBN 978-0-07-146107-8 (McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial
Expressions, Fourth Edition)
MHID 0-07-146107-8 (McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial
Expressions, Fourth Edition)
Interior design by Terry Stone
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sales promotions or for use in corporate training programs. To contact a representative,
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