In a Pig's Eye: The Dictionary of Country Jawing
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ISBN: 0517188872 / Publisher: Gramercy, March 1998
A unique, amusing dictionary of rural American slang lists 2,800 words and expressions, along with sample sentences showing their usual use, pronunciation guides, a phrase-finder index, and alternative and related definitions and paraphrases.
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Throughout the United States, many folksy, regional, rural expressions have developed over the centuries and are still used today to describe certain people or situations in a distinctly unique and totally American way.Not all of these expressions and sayings are considered particularly good English; in fact, many of them are called downright illiterate - but they remain an important aspect of what is typically American.In addition to the definitions in the A-to-Z section, alternative and related definitions and paraphrases are offered as well as alternative forms of the entry head. And if a particular expression can't be found, there's the helpful Phrase-Finder Index which provides the form of a phrase or the correct usage of a word.
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