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The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang

The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang( )
Editor: Barrett, Grant
Introduction by: Carville, James
Matalin, Mary
ISBN:978-0-19-530447-3
Publication Date:Apr 2006
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $20.99
Book Description:

Here 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." The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation.

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Author Biography
(Editor)
James Carville lives with his wife and two daughters in Virginia.

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