Household words
Subtitle: bloomers, sucker, bombshell, scab, nigger, cyber
By: Stephanie A. Smith.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: English language -- Etymology; English language -- United States -- Etymology; Americanisms -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: forgetting how to read; title: Bloomers; title: Sucker; title: Bombshell; title: Scab; title: Nigger; title: Cyber.