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Novobatzky, Peter; Shea, Ammon

 
9780156011495: Depraved and Insulting English

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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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea are the authors of Depraved English and Insulting English. They both live in New York City.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0312272081 ISBN 13 :  9780312272081
Editeur : St Martins Pr, 2001
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