contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. preface vii
3. contents xi
4. foreword xv
5. 1. setting the scene 1
6. 2. if it ain’t cuz, it’s fuzz name terms in the black community 17
7. 3. do unto others before they do you forms of manipulation 69
8. 4. playin’ the game form A to Z male–female interaction 131
9. 5. pills, pot, and pluck the vocabulary of drugs 165
10. 6. talkin’ my talk the dynamics of vocabulary use 189
11. bibliography 219
12. notes 223
13. glossary 227