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Insulting English
Insulting English
Author: Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea
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, I...  more »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.
ISBN-13: 9780312272081
ISBN-10: 0312272081
Publication Date: 6/9/2001
Pages: 176
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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