Rawson's wicked words /

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Author / Creator:Rawson, Hugh.
Imprint:1989.
Description:1 online resource (435 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9846254
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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.
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