Juba to jive : a dictionary of African-American slang

Author(s)

• Major, Clarence

Bibliographic Information

Juba to jive : a dictionary of African-American slang

edited and with an introduction by Clarence Major

Penguin Books, c1994

Note

Originally published as Dictionary of Afro-American slang by International Publisher's Co., Inc., 1970

"A Penguin original"--Label on cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-548)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

African-American slang cuts through logic and arrives at a quick, efficient interpretive solution to situations and things otherwise difficult to articulate. This reference book looks at the dazzling spectrum of this vibrant, humorous language, selecting and presenting over 2000 slang words and phrases, giving definitions and dates of origin.

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Details

• NCID: BA22704554
• ISBN:
  • 0670852643
  • 014051306X
• LCCN: 93011748
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xxxv, 548 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 833.9
  • LCC : PE3727.N4
  • DC20 : 427/.973/08996
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Afro-Americans -- Language (New words, slang, etc.) -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Black English -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Americanisms -- Dictionaries