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050			_aPN 43 _b.B758 2006
245		0	_aBrewer's dictionary of modern phrase & fable.
260			_aLondon : _bWeidenfeld & Nicolson, _c2006
300			_aix, 853 p. _c24 cm.
500			_aPrevious ed.: London: Cassell, 2000.
520			_aFeatures more than 8,000 contemporary words, idioms, catch phrases, slogans, names, nicknames, events, books, films and TV titles, as well as, linguistic and cultural resonance of thousands of contemporary words and phrases. Adds 1,000 new articles, covering topics as diverse as political nicknames, catch phrases and buzz words ( Bush's Poodle, Governator, Dodgy Dossier, Camp X-ray), characters from recent literature, film and television ( Ali G, Inspector Rebus, Buzz Lightyear, Harry Potter), those aspects fo today's world that one can't get away from ( pole dancing, Posh and Becks, eBay McMansions, chavs, makeoverTV, happy slapping), and examples of modern words and phrases (as cheap as chips, bootylicious, too posh to push, elephant in the corner). Includes entries offering lists of information from first lines of modern novels to advertising slogans.
650			_aEnglish language
650			_aFables _913617
650			_aPopular culture
700			_aAyto, John. _9105887
700			_aCrofton, Ian. _9105888
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