This work translates standard English words into slang. It offers over 200 colloquial synonyms for the word drunk, such as "pickled" and "three sheets to the wind". It is ordered alphabetically, and provides over 12,000 standard words with their slang counterparts.
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After the dictionary and standard thesaurus, a slang thesaurus is probably the most important reference book for any writer or student to have readily accessible on the reference shelf, and most likely the one that isn't there. This edition, revised in 1994 and containing more than 165,000 uncensored contemporary slang terms, idioms, and colloquialisms, is the most comprehensive, up-to-date such tome available. Looking for an alternative to "comic?" Try "boffo, campy, flaky, for grins, loony, screwy, goofus, Mickey Mouse." Need a substitute for "good-looking?" It's handy to choose from a string of descriptives such as "stud muffin, wukka, beddy, triple burger with cheese, and dyno."
An idiom dictionary allows you to get the definition of an idiom, but what you want is a different but equally colorful synonymous phrase. No longer must you write such lousy, pukey, grody prose. Instead of reading like pablum, deadsville, dull as dishwater, your formerly cheesy, nowhere, gasser, downer, descriptions can be transformed into text that's killer, sensaysh, wiggy, and real gone. It'll make your teacher or editor yawp, holler, and beller like all get out, and just browsing reignites the joy of playing with language. --Stephanie Gold --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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YA-More than 15,000 additions, deletions, and changes update this resource that provides slang synonyms for standard English. Large print and lots of white space make the pages easy to read. Although the part of speech is identified, there is no pronounciation guide. See-references are available where appropriate. A great resource for creative writers.
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Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By E. Hagan
Format:Paperback
All the other slang dictionaries, even those online are organized to define the slang terms themselves. As an older writer I'm not particularly knowledgeable about slang much past my own generation. It is a great help in creating more realistic youthful dialog to be able to look up a "regular" word to find the various slang synonyms.
Even for a 1995 edition, mine appears to be very current and comprehensive. I hope the editors keep this handy writer's tool up to date with new editions.
Somebody really needs to develop an online slang database, searcheable by words on either side of the index. This is really the only way to compile something as changeable as a dictionary of slang. I'd pay to subscribe to one kept up to date.
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Perfect for writers
Nov 10 1997
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The best dictionary of slang out there because it is arranged by the word you're most likely to know instead of the slang word you're not likely to know.
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Great reference tool
April 13 2003
By E. Hagan
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
All the other slang dictionaries, even those online are organized to define the slang terms themselves. As an older writer I'm not particularly knowledgeable about slang much past my own generation. It is a great help in creating more realistic youthful dialog to be able to look up a "regular" word to find the various slang synonyms.
Even for a 1995 edition, mine appears to be very current and comprehensive. I hope the editors keep this handy writer's tool up to date with new editions.
Somebody really needs to develop an online slang database, searcheable by words on either side of the index. This is really the only way to compile something as changeable as a dictionary of slang. I'd pay to subscribe to one kept up to date.
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Dictionary of Slang
Aug 8 2010
By Richard F. Flewelling
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Out of words on your great american novel? A good book to have to refresh your memory. OR teach you some new ones.
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