| Contents |
Introduction -- Gossip & storytelling -- Language lives in the body -- Cautions & warnings -- Consequences & repercussions -- Okay, shoes! -- Inspiring & affirming -- Let the church say "Amen" -- Church -- Code calibrating -- Units of measure -- A lifeblood in and of itself -- Queer & trans -- Language as resistance -- Love, sex & relations -- The kitchen sink. |
| Abstract |
"In this vibrant guide to Black language, journalists jarrett hill and Tre'vell Anderson translate beloved colloquialisms distinct to the Black community, diving into what these phrases mean, how we use them, and why we can't live without them"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: hill, jarrett, 1985- Historically Black phrases. California : Ten Speed Press, [2023] 9781984861726 |
| Genre/form | dictionaries. |
| Genre/form | Dictionaries |
| Genre/form | Dictionaries. |
| LCCN | 2022048788 |
| ISBN | 9781984861719 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1984861719 hardcover |
