City in Slang

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The American urban scene, and in particular New York''s, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech. Hot dog, rush hour, butter-and-egg man, gold digger, shyster, buttinsky, smart aleck, sidewalk superintendent, yellow journalism, breadline, straphanger, tar beach, the Tenderloin, the Great White Way, to do a Brodie--these are just a few of the hund...
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The American urban scene, and in particular New York''s, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech. Hot dog, rush hour, butter-and-egg man, gold digger, shyster, buttinsky, smart aleck, sidewalk superintendent, yellow journalism, breadline, straphanger, tar beach, the Tenderloin, the Great White Way, to do a Brodie--these are just a few of the hund...
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  • Formats: pdf
  • ISBN: 9780195357769
  • Publication Date: 23 Feb 1995
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM