Language & Communication - Humor, General & Miscellaneous Humor, English Dictionaries & Thesauri - Idioms & Slang, General & Miscellaneous Quotations
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Overview
At last, a compendium of ingeniously insulting words for every occasion.
For anyone who's been stymied by the level of sloth, bad looks and low intelligence of his fellow man (and woman), help is on the way. You can't change the tiresome creatures around you, but now you can describe them behind their backs with pleasing specificity.
Yes, Insulting English is a user's guide to little-known and much-needed words that include:
Gubbertush: Buck-toothed person
Hogminny: A depraved young woman
Nihilarian: Person with a meaningless job
Pursy: Fat and short of breath
Scombroid: Resembling a mackerel
Tumbrel: A person who is drunk to the point of vomiting
These and many other gems from our colorful mother tongue are collected on these pages. Now every gink, knipperdollin, and grizely dunderwhelp can be called by his rightful name.
Synopsis
At last, a compendium of ingeniously insulting words for every occasion. For anyone who's been stymied by the level of sloth, bad looks and low intelligence of his fellow man (and woman), help is on the way. You can't change the tiresome creatures around you, but now you can describe them behind their backs with pleasing specificity. Yes, Insulting English is a user's guide to little-known and much-needed words that include: Gubbertush: Buck-toothed person Hogminny: A depraved young woman Nihilarian: Person with a meaningless job Pursy: Fat and short of breath Scombroid: Resembling a mackerel Tumbrel: A person who is drunk to the point of vomiting These and many other gems from our colorful mother tongue are collected on these pages. Now every gink, knipperdollin, and grizely dunderwhelp can be called by his rightful name.Editorials
Library Journal
More humor than reference, this unique dictionary lists insults so obscure and unusual, that if used, the recipient won't understand the insult or even recognize the offense. However, the reader is meant merely to enjoy perusing this book and not actually to put it to use. Novobatzky and Shea, who collaborated previously on Depraved English (St. Martin's, 2001), claim no professional linguistic credentials. They compiled this work by combing through dictionaries of all sorts medical, slang, centuries-old, etc. and acknowledge that their selections are so bizarre that even the most recognized examples are rarely seen in print. Entries consist of pronunciation, definition, and an example of how used; each displays the author's wit, cleverness, and preposterous sense of humor. Unless reference patrons are asking for the meanings of words like "knipperdollin," "shotclog," or "draffsack," this purchase is optional. This book has a place in circulating public library collections where word humor is appreciated and sensibilities are not too delicate. Katie Sasser, Bowdoin Coll. Lib., Brunswick, ME Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.Book Details
Published
June 9, 2001
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pages
176
ISBN
9781429979009