Insulting English

Author : Peter Novobatzky,Ammon Shea
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781429979009

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Insulting English by Peter Novobatzky,Ammon Shea Pdf

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.

Author : Peter Novobatzky,Ammon Shea
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : English language
ISBN : 0156011492

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Depraved and Insulting English by Peter Novobatzky,Ammon Shea Pdf

A comprehensive dictionary of offensive and obscene words in the English language.

Author : Tom Howell
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780771039874

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The Rude Story of English by Tom Howell Pdf

There are only two problems with the story of the English language: one, no hero. Two, not rude enough. In The Rude Story of English, recovering lexicographer Tom Howell swiftly remedies these and gives us a rousing account of our language – without all the boring bits and with all the interesting parts kept in – and reveals English’s boisterous, at times obnoxious, character. From a haphazard beginning in 449 AD, when a legendary, fearsome Germanic warrior named Hengest tripped and fell onto British shores, the real story of English has been rife with accident, physical comedy, phallic monuments, rude behaviour, dubious facts, and an alarming quantity of poetry written by lawyers. Across vast distances of space and time, from the language’s origins to its fast-approaching retirement, a moody and miraculously long-lived Hengest voyages to the pubs of Chaucer’s London, aboard pirate ships in the north Atlantic, to plantations in Barbados, bookstores in Jamaica, the chilly inlet of Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, a private men’s club in Australia, and beyond. Part Monty Python sketch, part Oxford English Dictionary, The Rude Story of English displays an exuberant love of language and a sharp, anti-authoritarian sense of humour. Entertaining and informative, it looks at English through its most uncomfortable, colourful, and off-putting parts, chronicling the story of the language as it has never been told before.

Author : Steven D. Price
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781599216560

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1001 Insults, Put-Downs, & Comebacks by Steven D. Price Pdf

“I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it.”—Groucho Marx An insult can be offensive and infuriating, but it means nothing if you have a better comeback. 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks gathers together the very sharpest of these barbs from a wide variety of sources, with some of the wickedest put-downs from the literary, political, and entertainment worlds, along with many others.

Author : Nancy McPhee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Invective
ISBN : 1566196868

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The Book of Insults Ancient & Modern by Nancy McPhee Pdf

Author : Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798637444786

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The Insulted and the Injured (English Edition) by Fyodor Dostoevsky Pdf

Humiliated and Insulted also known in English as The Insulted and Humiliated, The Insulted and the Injured or Injury and Insult - is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1861 in the monthly magazine Vremya.

Author : Thomas Conley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226114798

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Toward a Rhetoric of Insult by Thomas Conley Pdf

From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, insult is a truly universal and ubiquitous cultural practice with a long and earthy history. And yet, this most human of human behaviors has rarely been the subject of organized and comprehensive attention—until Toward a Rhetoric of Insult. Viewed through the lens of the study of rhetoric, insult, Thomas M. Conley argues, is revealed as at once antisocial and crucial for human relations, both divisive and unifying. Explaining how this works and what exactly makes up a rhetoric of insult prompts Conley to range across the vast and splendidly colorful history of offense. Taking in Monty Python, Shakespeare, Eminem, Cicero, Henry Ford, and the Latin poet Martial, Conley breaks down various types of insults, examines the importance of audience, and explores the benign side of abuse. In doing so, Conley initiates readers into the world of insult appreciation, enabling us to regard insults not solely as means of expressing enmity or disdain, but as fascinating aspects of human interaction.

Author : Hugh Rawson
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0517590891

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Wicked Words by Hugh Rawson Pdf

Describes the history of words used as curses, and looks at how the connotations of words change over time

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Passport Books
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Invective
ISBN : 0524910138

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The Insult Dictionary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Didier Eribon
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0822333716

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Insult and the Making of the Gay Self by Didier Eribon Pdf

DIVPublished in English for the first time, Didier Eribon’ s well-received and celebrated work on a philosophy of and examination of gay life./div

Author : Tanure Ojaide
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031156175

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African Battle Traditions of Insult by Tanure Ojaide Pdf

This book explores the “battles” of words, songs, poetry, and performance in Africa and the African Diaspora. These are usually highly competitive, artistic contests in which rival parties duel for supremacy in poetry composition and/or its performance. This volume covers the history of this battle tradition, from its origins in Africa, especially the udje and halo of the Urhobo and Ewe respectively, to its transportation to the Americas and the Caribbean region during the Atlantic slave trade period, and its modern and contemporary manifestations as battle rap or other forms of popular music in Africa. Almost everywhere there are contemporary manifestations of the more traditional, older genres. The book is thus made up of studies of contests in which rivals duel for supremacy in verbal arts, song-poetry, and performance as they display their wit, sense of humor, and poetic expertise.

Author : Robin Griffith-Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107021648

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Islam and English Law by Robin Griffith-Jones Pdf

Should England adopt shari'a law? Does Islam threaten British ideals? Lawyers, theologians and sociologists provide here a constructive, forward-looking dialogue.

Author : Julie Tibbott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781621450672

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The Insult Dictionary by Julie Tibbott Pdf

Do you long for the days when a jerk was a “cad”? Want to tell that “swillbelly” to clean up his table manners and that grumbling “glump” to stop whining? Would you like a way of saying simpleton that’s not quite so simple—“ninnyhammer,” perhaps? All this nastiness and more can be found in the pages of this fun reference book. With insults ranging from Roman times (lutum lenonium = filthy pimp) and Shakespearean snipes (I’m talking to you, you knotty-pated fool) to salty pirate-speak and Wild West zingers, you’re sure to find an insult for everyone, be they a helminth (a parasite in Ancient Greece) or a swinge-buckler (an Elizabethan braggart). Chapters are organized chronologically by historical period—Ancient Attacks, Medieval Madness, Edgy Elizabethans, Victorian Venom, Jazz Age Jibes, and Cold War Cuts—and include themed sidebars focusing on Pirate Put-Downs, Hobo Huffs, and Cowboy Curses, as well as samplers for words with many different sayings per period. Fun, a little bit lewd, and incredibly informative this is a must-read for humor fans, history buffs, armchair etymologists, and the most sneaping of breedbates.

Author : Jim O’Driscoll
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350169692

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Offensive Language by Jim O’Driscoll Pdf

Why do people take offence at things that are said? What is it exactly about an offending utterance which causes this negative reaction? How well motivated is the response to the offence? Offensive Language addresses these questions by applying an array of concepts from linguistic pragmatics and sociolinguistics to a wide range of examples, from TV to Twitter and from Mel Gibson to Donald Trump. Establishing a sharp distinction between potential offence and actual offence, Jim O'Driscoll then examines a series of case studies where offence has been caused, assessing the nature and degree of both the offence and the documented response to it. Through close linguistic analysis, this book explores the fine line between free speech and criminal activity, searching for a principled way to distinguish the merely embarrassing from the reprehensible and the censurable. In this way, a new approach to offensive language emerges, involving both how we study it and how it might be handled in public life.

Author : Keith Allan,Kate Burridge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139457606

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Forbidden Words by Keith Allan,Kate Burridge Pdf

Many words and expressions are viewed as 'taboo', such as those used to describe sex, our bodies and their functions, and those used to insult other people. This 2006 book provides a fascinating insight into taboo language and its role in everyday life. It looks at the ways we use language to be polite or impolite, politically correct or offensive, depending on whether we are 'sweet-talking', 'straight-talking' or being deliberately rude. Using a range of colourful examples, it shows how we use language playfully and figuratively in order to swear, to insult, and also to be politically correct, and what our motivations are for doing so. It goes on to examine the differences between institutionalized censorship and the ways individuals censor their own language. Lively and revealing, Forbidden Words will fascinate anyone who is interested in how and why we use and avoid taboos in daily conversation.