Книги автора Aaron Peckham
Жанр: Simon & Schuster
Год: 2005
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Urbandictionary.com is a very successful site that encourages users to define the world with their own unique terms. In Urban Dictionary, site founder Aaron Peckham culls his more than 170,000 definitions for the funniest, wittiest, and most provocative phrases that define the modern slang scene. Within urbandictionary.com's lively lexicon are: business provocative — Attire used to provoke sexual attention in the workplace. compunicate — To chat with someone in the same room via instant messaging service instead of in person. dandruff — A person who 'flakes out' and ditches their friends. wingman — A guy who takes one for the team by hooking up with a hot girl's ugly friend so his own friend can hook up with the hot girl. Perfect for those who want to pick up some new slang and those who want to translate it, URBAN DICTIONARY is a gritty and witty look at our ever-changing language.
Жанр: Simon & Schuster
Год: 2007
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Mo' Urban Dictionary has even more witty, funny, and irreverent definitions to crack the code of contemporary slang. The book contains about 2,000 definitions from the site's expansive collection, such as: table banking — while splitting a check when out with a group, paying the whole tab with your credit card and taking everyone else's cash instead of going to the ATM stall call — using a public bathroom while on the phone courage dot com — when someone tries to be badass over the Internet, only because they aren't actually face-to-face with anyone.
