{"product_id":"9780399536762","title":"Wicked Good Words: From Johnnycakes to Jug Handles, a Roundup of America's Regionalisms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to sound like you're from here, no matter where you are in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simultaneously full of witty asides and linguistic erudition, Wicked Good Words is one of those rare books that you will read too fast and will find yourself wishing you could read for the first time all over again.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Ammon Shea, author of \u003ci\u003eReading the OED \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As someone who grew up in the land of \u003ci\u003ewicked pissa\u003c\/i\u003e Sox games, what a delight it was to read about \u003ci\u003ealligator pears, sundogs, piggling, sad cakes, doodinkus, jacklegs\u003c\/i\u003e, and so many other American regionalisms.\" \u003cbr\u003e -David Wolman, author of \u003ci\u003eRighting the Mother Tongue \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked Good Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of words and phrases from places across the United States. Organized by region and peppered with engaging sidebars, it's a uniquely American road trip. You'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*In Ohio, that titillating talk about a \u003ci\u003efour-way\u003c\/i\u003e is all about a type of chili. \u003cbr\u003e *When you \u003ci\u003erush the growler\u003c\/i\u003e in Appalachia, you're filling your lunch pail with beer. \u003cbr\u003e *A \u003ci\u003efrog strangler\u003c\/i\u003e in the South will send you running for cover: it's a heavy rain. \u003cbr\u003e *In Louisiana and Texas, someone caught \u003ci\u003epirooting\u003c\/i\u003e is nosing around. \u003cbr\u003e *In the Northwest, something that's \u003ci\u003espendy\u003c\/i\u003e is too expensive. \u003cbr\u003e *A \u003ci\u003eskeeter hawk, darning needle, snake feeder, spindle, ear sewer, needle, snake doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003estinger\u003c\/i\u003e all refer to the same thing: a mosquito, depending on where you get attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025277272304,"sku":"9780399536762","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399536762_p0.jpg?v=1763699024","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399536762","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}