| Depraved and Insulting English Contributor(s): Novobatzky, Peter (Author), Shea, Ammon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156011492 ISBN-13: 9780156011495 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Humor | Form - Puns & Wordplay - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary |
| Dewey: 427.09 |
| LCCN: 2002000479 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.14" W x 7.56" (0.64 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |