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Slanguage Dictionary
URL: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=slanguage&query=slanguage

Description:
This glossary features entertainment industry terms that have appeared in the stories and headlines of Variety magazine, such as "ankle, which refers to someone leaving (say, walking away from) a job, or whammo, which refers to something terrific, especially box office performance." From the website for Variety magazine.

LII Topics: Dictionaries, Film, Movies, & Video, Industry, Journals & Magazines, Slang

Publisher:
Reed Business Information

LII Database Information:
Record 26086 created by Jennifer English on 05/12/2008
Last modification on 05/13/2008
Published: 05/22/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26086

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