slang

Identifies and defines slang words and phrases used by Americans at war, covering conflicts from the Civil War through the Iraq War.

Provides definitions and countries of origin of slang and colloquial words and phrases used in the English-speaking world; arranged alphabetically from A to Izzy.

Traces the dramatic rise in the use and acceptance of offensive language in the English language over the past century, and examines what the rise in cursing reveals about language and human nature.

Presents a decade-by-decade guide to words that became popular over the course of the twentieth century, many of which have since disappeared from the English language.

An alphabetically arranged guide that defines more than three hundred words and phrases from the African-American community.

Explores the slang of twentieth-century American youth from before the 1920s through the 1990s, with individual discussion of each era and an alphabetical word list with definitions.

A writer's guide to life in America from the passing of the National Prohibition Act in 1919 through the end of World War II in 1945, covering popular slang, prohibition, the Depression, World War II, crime, transportation, fashion, radio, and music and dance.

On t.p.: Colloquialisms and catchphrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, and vulgarisms.