Depraved and Insulting English
by Novobatzky, Peter; Shea, Ammon
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0156011492
- ISBN 13
- 9780156011495
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Synopsis
Originally published as two distinct collections, Depraved and Insulting English brings to light the language's most offensive and obscene words--words that have fallen out of today's lexicon but will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases prove surprisingly useful. Who hasn't searched for the right word to describe a colleague's maschalephidrosis (runaway armpit perspiration) or a boss's pleonexia (insane greed)? And what better way is there to insult the scombroid landlord (resembling a mackerel) or that tumbrel of a brother-in-law (a person who is drunk to the point of vomiting) than by calling him by his rightful name? A compact compendium of ingenious words for anyone who's been tongue-tied, flabbergasted, or dumbfounded, Depraved and Insulting English supplies the appropriate vocabulary for any occasion. Word lovers, chronic insulters, berayers, bescumbers, and bespewers need fear no more--finding the correct word to wow your friends or silence your enemies just got a whole lot easier.
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- 50000books.com (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016669
- Title
- Depraved and Insulting English
- Author
- Novobatzky, Peter; Shea, Ammon
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0156011492
- ISBN 13
- 9780156011495
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2002
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- Reference; English; Linguistics; Tom's List; Dictionaries & Encyclopedias;
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