NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions.
Richard
Spears
3rd ed.
- National Textbook Company; McGraw-Hill, 2000. - 577 с.
The revised and updated third edition
of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic
example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions
are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary
notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries
quickly.
This compact and well-formatted
book features more than 8,500 contemporary slang and informal expressions. With
800 more entries than the previous edition, this third edition includes street
slang, popular culture terms, and the telegraphic language peculiar to the Internet.
Arranged alphabetically, entries include usage information, slang type or source,
and additional information about whether the term is, e.g., objectionable, derogatory,
or standard English. The entries for some "difficult or unpredictable"
words may include pronunciation information. The alphabetic arrangement is augmented
by a phrase-finder index and Go to/See also references. If you don't know the
meaning of expressions such as "Baldwin" (a good-looking male), "Vietnik"
(someone who opposed the Vietnam War), or "face time" (time spent face
to face with someone), this book will explain. Some more obvious terms such as
"nervous Nellie" (any nervous person), "naw" (no), "what
the heck" (it doesn't matter), and "square" (old-fashioned) are
included too. And now available in softback, this volume represents a great value-for-money
addition to your bookshelf.
Данный словарь представляет собой сборник сленговых и разговорных выражений, часто
используемых в Соединенных Штатах Америки. Словарь содержит, как выражения, известные
большинству американцев, так и фразы, используемые главным образом небольшими
группами людей. Словарные статьи освещают выражения, встречающиеся в речи преступников,
студентов, сёрферов, наркоманов, проституток, чернокожих американцев и т.д. Наряду
с этим, словарь содержит выражения, которыми изобилует речь обычных людей. Нецензурные
выражения, метафоры, игра слов и различные фигуры речи – все это вы найдете в
данном словаре.
