For the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top banana
From head trip to foot in mouth, American Slang Dictionary gives you
the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words and
phrases, ranging from golden oldies such as catch some rays and take the
fifth to more up-to-the-minute coinages like Wall Street's jonx, the
Internet's ping, and the gangsta's favorite, shizzle.
Inside you'll find more than 12,000 words and expressions from a wide
variety of sources, including gangsta rap, the blogosphere, and the U.S.
prison system. In a New York minute, you'll be down with the
colloquialisms, vulgarities, and substandard English that make everyday
interactions in contemporary American life so colorful.
BSOD or blue screen of death the blue computer screen that appears
after a programming or operational error
crunk wild; crazy; out of control
kvetch to complain
left-handed monkey wrench a nonexistent tool
word of mouse a message spread by e-mail