Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Tip: Jednojezični
Vrsta: Rečnici novih i stranih reči
Autor: Strani

The American thesaurus of slang; a complete reference book of colloquial speech, by Lester V. Berrey and Melvin Van den Bark

Drugo izdanje, A crowell reference book 1952
Tvrd povez, 1270 strana, kapitalno delo, dobro očuvana, sitan potpis na najavnoj strani

Perhaps people hold onto their “outdated lexicons” because their fading utility as a reference tool is compensated for by their value as entertainment. One bookcase in my home contains nothing but dictionaries, word books and usage manuals. If, in the event of a fire, I have time to rescue only one volume, it would be Lester Berrey and Melvin Van Den Bark’s American Thesaurus of Slang, first published in 1942. It is an astonishing, bottomless treasure trove of largely antiquated colloquialisms. Here’s a sampling of the hundreds of slang synonyms for “crazy”: blogo, off the hinges, dingdongy, foofoo, nutty as a peanut bar, voom-voom, quisby, no milk in the coconut, dada and goofnuts. The overwhelming majority of this tangy, raffish slang has vanished or has been supplanted by newer slang. Anybody writing a Depression-era novel or play or film — or anybody infatuated with colorful street language — could do worse than to seek out a used copy of The American Thesaurus of Slang.