"Does it suck?" or "Is it for the birds?" Native speaker judgment of slang expressions

American Speech

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-78

  Cooper, Thomas C ^a  

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EID: 0040675623     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-76-1-62     Document Type: Article

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