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Dictionary of Polish Obscenities

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This book is full of deliciously vulgar phrases. I wouldn't recommend actually using them unless you want a black eye, but as far as I can tell, having spent a summer in Poland, they're mostly accurate and up to date. The author also provides many literal translations, which are usually the funniest phrases in the book.

I was surprised to find that the book has almost no religious profanity. This seems strange, given that Poland is about 95% Catholic, and the author doesn't indicate if it's an omission or if there simply aren't any such curses. I also would have liked a scale of some sort to indicate which phrases were obscene and which were merely naughty. Still, it's a fun book, and if you've ever been ripped off by a Warsaw cab driver it's a useful one too.

I gave the book to my dad and he did not know what to think. It started out slow but by the middle of the book he was laughing out loud.

This little book had me laughing out loud. The best part is the sayings and examples of use, which when translated into English are pretty funny and often make sense only in a weird sort of way. Some examples being "The saints fart too" and "Even the priest farts by the altar" (there were a lot about farting, or "the beetle") I am married to a Pole and she thought it was funny too, although she's now warned me to be careful using these words and phrases... apparently some of them are quite offensive, and it's easy to throw these around once you learn them, and not take them seriously, when you don't speak the language. So buy it if you want a good laugh, be warned!

Stanislaw Kielbasa ? Keilbasa - sausage - or you know what! Ha , thats a good one Dave. This book is gotta be you. Hey do an Ebonics dictionary, remember how we used to do ebonics in the 70's? ***see author short dictionary of russian obcenities***

This is a good slang-type of dictionary. The phrases or words are colorful because ordinary terms are used in a vulgar meaning. Hence, most of the entries are translated into the English 'F-word.' But are funny if you think about the literal meaning of the words. It makes American vulgar-slang look so boring and limited to a few words. I don't know why the other reviewer thought there should be religious references because the book seems to be thorough (I'm not sure that any cultures have religious obscenities for that matter).