OXFORD DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN POLITICAL SLANG, THE

Political slang is a particularly rich and colourful aspect of American English. This new dictionary explains such terms as 'boondoggle, angry white male, leg treasurer, juic bill, Joe Citizen, banana superpower, and the Big Fix'. Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. Selected entries have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also readtures sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan: a short history of 'big cheese', all about chads and the 2000 election and more.