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This is not your paleoconservative's dictionary. The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English is a collection of cutting-edge words used around the English-speaking world. From Nollywood to Califunny and Corrupticut to Trashcanistan, these words are hot off the street and the Internet, and they are definitely not in Webster's. Inside you'll learn more than 750 new words, their meanings, and how they became part of the English lexicon. Bangalored adj. having been relocated to India; having lost business or employment due to such a relocation Bugs Bunny changeup n. in baseball, a slow pitch disguised as a fast ball that seems to stop in front of the plate cuff and stuff v. to (physically) place someone under arrest fundagelical n. a fundamentalist or evangelical Christian hillbilly armor n. scavenged materials used by soldiers for improvised bullet-proofing and vehicle hardening, esp. in Iraq I love me wall n. a public display of awards, certificates, plaques, and photographs with or from celebrities Orange Curtain n. the characteristics, real or imagined, that differentiate Orange County from Los Angeles County and the rest of California sleeve v. to decorate an arm with tattoos swankienda n. a mansion or large house unass v. to dismount or disembarkBarrett, Grant is the author of 'Official Dictionary of Unofficial English A crunk Omnibus For Thrillionaires and Bampots For the Ecozoic Age', published 2006 under ISBN 9780071458047 and ISBN 0071458042.
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