Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, The The Construction MBA Using methods from Conversation Analysis

Using methods from Conversation Analysis

Upholding the tradition of excellence established by the first two editions

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originally published in 1968

Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, The The Construction MBA Using methods from Conversation AnalysisThe Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as "Beltway bandit" and "boondoggle," "angry white male" and "leg treasurer," "juice bill" and "Joe Citizen," "banana superpower" and "the Big Fix." We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as "gerrymander," but also of lesser known terms such as "cracking"