By Grant Barrett
The authentic dictionary of unofficial English:
A Crunk Omnibus for Thrillionaires and Bampots for the Ecozoic Age.
For readers who are looking to be at the innovative of the English lexicon or for committed note geeks,
The reliable Dictionary of Unofficial English offers greater than 750 phrases that experience unofficially
joined the English language. those phrases are sizzling off the road, new even to cyberspace,
and certainly now not present in Websters.
Each access includes a definition, etymology, and at the very least 3 citations from print and the Internet
that convey the evolution of its meaning.
Grant Barrett is an American lexicographer and dictionary editor focusing on slang
and new phrases. he's a part of the group of lexicographers that make the new
online dictionary Wordnik.com attainable. furnish is usually co-host of the yank language-
related public radio express «A means With phrases» and editor of the «Oxford Dictionary
of American Political Slang»
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In the Navajo language, the word bilasáana ‘apple’ is used. banana n. a white-acting East Asian person. intercultural trying to brag that he’s a ladies man who dated Latinas. korean, Mar. ) Bounty bar n. in the United Kingdom, a white-acting black person. Bounty bars are a chocolate bar made with a coconut filling by Mars, Inc. They are not sold in the United States, but are similar to the Almond Joy chocolate bars made and sold by Hershey’s, Inc. cedar n. a white-acting American Indian, most likely in the Southeast.
Not a bampot but the bampot; the absolute quintessence of bampottery. ) (Aug. ) ᭤ “What a bampot,” muttered another (bampot being a peculiarly Scottish word for idiot). bang v. in baseball, to call off a game because of inclement weather. Sports. ] This verb is usually transitive: bang a game. 1986 Dennis Brackin Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. ) (Mar. 22) “When It Rains It Pours—Twins All Wet Again” ᭤ Last year we’re down 7-3 in New York and they bang the game after 32 minutes. ) (Apr. 13) “Chiefs Slosh Past Ottawa at Big Mac” p.
1991 Bonnie Miller Rubin, Paul Gapp, Valli Herman Chicago Tribune (Dec. 29) “Best of Bad Taste: Our 10 Picks for the Year’s Worst Ideas in Home Decor” ᭤ What? No Bark Mitzvah? There seems to be a major taste problem when it comes to pet products. Who can forget Jim Bakker’s air-conditioned dog house? Yet it’s hard to imagine a bigger turkey than a kitty yarmulke. From the Crazy Cat Lady catalog: “For kosher cats who want to impress their friends at temple. ) (Feb. ” p. K7 ᭤ Next channel. Talk show host Joan Rivers appears.