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Never enough words : how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves /

McQuain, Jeff, 1955-

Never enough words : how Americans invented expressions as ingenious, ornery, and colorful as themselves / Jeffrey McQuain. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, 1999. - xxv, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-267) and index.

ISBN: 0679458042

LCCN: 99012356

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Terms and phrases.--United States
English language--Etymology.--United States
Figures of speech.
Americanisms.

LC Class. No.: PE2839 / .M38 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 427/.973

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