Slang & Idioms Books


Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang DefinedMo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined
Best Price: $7.46
While I enjoyed the previous edition of this idea, this book left me feeling a little cheated...
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang DefinedUrban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Best Price: $5.45
Basically missing all the best [read: rude and offensive] bits of the website. Buy it if you...
Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*ck Off!"Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*ck Off!"
Best Price: $5.38
I have a fairly large collection of Japanese language textbooks (many of which I've bought at...
Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British SlangKnickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang
Best Price: $7.41
I am completely, and utterly in love with England, every single aspect of it is lovely. I was...
Scheisse: The Real German You Were Never Taught in SchoolScheisse: The Real German You Were Never Taught in School
Best Price: $7.29
This book is great. It teaches how we really talk in Germany. My wife's German teacher hates...


McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal VerbsMcGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Best Price: $13.26
I'm an E.S.L. tutor in Canada. I coach clients on cultural aspects. This book is a valuable...
Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught YouDrek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You
Best Price: $5.59
Just a cursory look at few pages brings back memories of my long departed mother who was an...
Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of SexDirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex
Best Price: $11.37
Wow, this book is interesting, full of the unexpected and a great read! For the mature...
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary)Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary)
Best Price: $13.00
Merriam-Webster's 11th Edition Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus I ordered the CD-...
Streetwise Spanish (Book + 1CD) (Streetwise (Mcgraw Hill))Streetwise Spanish (Book + 1CD) (Streetwise (Mcgraw Hill))
Best Price: $8.98
When someone "borrowed" my 1st edition, I was glad to be able to get an Audio CD with...


Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary: Hardcover with CD-ROM (Collins Cobuild)Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary: Hardcover with CD-ROM (Collins Cobuild)
Best Price: $32.00
I owned a copy of an old edition and it is because I remembered how good that one was that I...
NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)
Best Price: $5.98
This is an extremely useful dictionary for an English as Second Language learner like me that...
The Big Red Book of Spanish IdiomsThe Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms
Best Price: $7.41
Great book to have on hand where you have a ton of Spanish idioms in one location to...
Dirty Italian: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*ck Off!"Dirty Italian: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*ck Off!"
Best Price: $8.00
It's an excellent book to learn all the slangs and bad words in Italian. It's easy reading and...
The American Heritage Dictionary of IdiomsThe American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
Best Price: $8.85
If english is your second language it will be usefull for you to have it .it also use most of...

101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American101 American English Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like an American
Best Price: $3.18
American idioms can cause confusion and frustrate many English language learners. This thin,...
Street French 1: The Best of French Slang (Street Language)Street French 1: The Best of French Slang (Street Language)
Best Price: $4.86
This book is a very well considered review of colloquial French as it is spoken. It's broken...
American Slang Dictionary, 4E. (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)American Slang Dictionary, 4E. (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)
Best Price: $7.97
It took me forever researching books for american slang. Some books have 3 different editions...
Merde!: The Real French You Were Never Taught at SchoolMerde!: The Real French You Were Never Taught at School
Best Price: $3.40
A lot of people try to avoid learning swear words in other languages. I don't understand why....
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English UsageMerriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage
Best Price: $11.99
I'm a professional writer and editor, specializing in work for non-Native English speakers, and...

Diccionario de Jergas de Habla HispanaDiccionario de Jergas de Habla Hispana
Best Price: $21.59
Finally, an excellent reference book that's not only informative and educational but also fun to...
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Mcgraw-Hill Esl References)
Best Price: $11.39
Not impressed with this book. I bought it to help me write, but a lot of the expressions are not...
American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve SpeakingAmerican English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy Way to Understand English Expressions and Improve Speaking
Best Price: $26.10
I think this book is very helpful to all slang or informal language normally use in their life,...
The Red-Hot Book of Spanish SlangThe Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang
Best Price: $7.31
Your book arrived safely and in excellent condition. I'm really enjoying it and have...
Depraved and Insulting EnglishDepraved and Insulting English
Best Price: $2.58
The young gunsel, the old poger, and the ingler can now rejoice: They *finally* have a book of...

Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage (Dictionary)Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage (Dictionary)
Best Price: $4.98
Street talk is an excellent reference book for street slang and "urban speak" The one...
Idioms for Everyday UseIdioms for Everyday Use
Best Price: $14.98
I tutor privately and have been teaching ESL for more than 10 years. I've tried other idiom...
Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/ThesaurusStreetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus
Best Price: $6.83
This book is more than just a dictionary. It gives alot of current info as well as the...
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 1: The Complete Course in American Slang & IdiomsThe Slangman Guide to Street Speak 1: The Complete Course in American Slang & Idioms
Best Price: $11.99
This series fills a vital niche in the ESL world where too many teachers and professors continue...
British English a to Zed (Writers Library)British English a to Zed (Writers Library)
Best Price: $12.81
An excellent book to enlighten anyone about the many different meanings of common words. A good...

The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide: A Dictionary of Over 3,000 Slang Expressions, Proverbs, Idioms, and Other Tricky English and Spanish Words and Phrases Translated and ExplainedThe Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide: A Dictionary of Over 3,000 Slang Expressions, Proverbs, Idioms, and Other Tricky English and Spanish Words and Phrases Translated and Explained
Best Price: $10.36
The guide that tells you what people really say—and don't say—in Spanish. ...
EL Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado 2007 (El Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado)EL Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado 2007 (El Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado)
Best Price: $14.90
I am in my last year of undergraduate Spanish (grammar and syntax), and this wonderful reference...
Oxford Book of AphorismsOxford Book of Aphorisms
Best Price: $10.95
My wife is a text book writer and has found this gift text to be quite valuable. Recommended
Dirty French: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"Dirty French: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Best Price: $5.33
This book includes phrases for every situation, including expressions for describing art that...
2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to Song Dance2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to Song Dance
2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings, & Expressions / 0-88365-845-3 I picked up this book...

Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook (Webster's New World)Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook (Webster's New World)
Best Price: $8.84
It is a MUST for foreign people wanting to master the English language. It is very didactic, has...
The Devil's DictionaryThe Devil's Dictionary
Best Price: $5.17
The Devil's Dictionary / 0-19-512627-0 DICTIONARY, n. A malevolent literary device for...
Hide This French Book (Berlitz Hide This Book)Hide This French Book (Berlitz Hide This Book)
Best Price: $5.30
This book is good for looking up slangs, terms, and colloquialisms that you will not learn in a...
Collins Cobuild Students Dictionary plus Grammar (Book & CD)Collins Cobuild Students Dictionary plus Grammar (Book & CD)
Best Price: $23.95
The Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary Plus Grammar offers up-to-date coverage of today's...
Talk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American SubculturesTalk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American Subcultures
Best Price: $0.49
Be forewarned: opening this book is a similar danger to trying to eat just one or two potato...

Diccionario Oceano Basico Espanol-portugues/oceano Basic Spanish-portuguese DictionaryDiccionario Oceano Basico Espanol-portugues/oceano Basic Spanish-portuguese Dictionary
Best Price: $16.50
I purchased this Portuguese/Spanish Dictionary with an Amazon.com gift certificate. ...
The Idiom Advantage: Fluency in Speaking and ListeningThe Idiom Advantage: Fluency in Speaking and Listening
Best Price: $20.00
The Idiom Advantage promises fluency in Speaking and Listening. But the book comes without the...
Dermo!: The Real Russian Tolstoy Never UsedDermo!: The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used
Best Price: $0.52
The previous reviews cover just about everything I wanted to say about Dermo. I am very pleased...
A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs And City LifeA Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs And City Life
Best Price: $62.00
An excellent book and worth it for both native Cantonese speakers and people learning to speak...
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3 (Slangman Guide to)The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3 (Slangman Guide to)
Best Price: $17.96
An ESL student introduced me to this fine series of street language a few summers ago....

The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)
Best Price: $44.08
The book is mainly in a dictionary style. This means that related details are not grouped...
Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! She's Apples!Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! She's Apples!
Best Price: $15.12
This book is very straight forward and alphabetically listed in translation style with sentence...
How Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of EuphemismsHow Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms
Best Price: $8.62
This is the fourth edition of a venerable and useful work that first appeared in 1987,...
Talk Dirty Spanish: Beyond Mierda:  The curses, slang, and street lingo you need to Know when you speak espanol (Talk Dirty)Talk Dirty Spanish: Beyond Mierda: The curses, slang, and street lingo you need to Know when you speak espanol (Talk Dirty)
Best Price: $3.93
Book is about insulting comments and nasty remarks to other people. Unless you want to be the...
A Dictionary of American IdiomsA Dictionary of American Idioms
Best Price: $8.93
This book is funny and a lot of help! It is very helpful in understanding ASL as a...

Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Dict of Foreign Lang. Slang)Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Dict of Foreign Lang. Slang)
Best Price: $6.18
This little book is worth the $10 for entertainment value alone. This is a funny book. I know...
The Newbury House Dictionary of American English, Updated Edition with CD-ROMThe Newbury House Dictionary of American English, Updated Edition with CD-ROM
Best Price: $22.95
I am an ESL Instructor and I use this dictionary with my students. What I like about it is that...
Street French 3: The Best of Naughty French (Street Language)Street French 3: The Best of Naughty French (Street Language)
Best Price: $3.83
French is different from American English and not just in the obvious way. In America and...
In the Know Students book and Audio CD: Understanding and Using IdiomsIn the Know Students book and Audio CD: Understanding and Using Idioms
Best Price: $10.00
What a superbly-organized book! Idioms are presented around key topics (risks and opportunities,...
The Big Book of Filth: 6500 Sex Slang Words and PhrasesThe Big Book of Filth: 6500 Sex Slang Words and Phrases
Best Price: $1.89
Great place to find other Words and Phrases for the same meanings of anything to do with sexy.

Spanish Lingo for the Savvy Gringo: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Language, Culture and SlangSpanish Lingo for the Savvy Gringo: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Language, Culture and Slang
Best Price: $8.50
This book is definately recommended for adult students of the Spanish language; it's not only...
Easy American Idioms: Hundreds of Idiomatic Expressions to Give You an Edge in English (LL (R) ESL)Easy American Idioms: Hundreds of Idiomatic Expressions to Give You an Edge in English (LL (R) ESL)
Best Price: $14.28
This is a very good Englsh book/audio Cd set that I purchased from Amazon.com, Thank's Amazon...
   
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