Rawson's wicked words /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rawson, Hugh.
Imprint:	1989.
Description:	1 online resource (435 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries. English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries. English language -- Obscene words -- Dictionaries. Blessing and cursing -- Dictionaries. Invective -- Dictionaries. Swearing -- Dictionaries. Blessing and cursing. English language -- Etymology. English language -- Obscene words. English language -- Slang. Invective. Swearing. Dictionaries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9846254

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Wicked words
ISBN:	9781849720458 1849720452 9780517573341 0517573342
Notes:	Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
Summary:	The author of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk here presents us with the other side of the coin, Wicked Words, in which he pulls no punches in bringing us to the very cliff-edge of the English language. He covers everything from fart to flibbertigibbit, while always keeping careful watch for flimflam. Hugh Rawson combines a sound history of language with countless tales - find out what became of William Colyngburne for his use of the word hog, or the Presidential campaigner that branded his competitor a liar.
Other form:	0517573342 9780517573341

Similar Items