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Wicked Words: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-Downs, and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present
 
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Wicked Words: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-Downs, and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present (Paperback)

by Hugh Rawson (Author)
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The author of Crown's A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk has fun at the other end of the language spectrum in this witty, anecdote-filled guide to the many impolite, insulting, and just plain "bad" words with which the English language is blessed. Line drawings.

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The author of Crown's A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk has fun at the other end of the language spectrum in this witty, anecdote-filled guide to the many impolite, insulting, and just plain "bad" words with which the English language is blessed. Line drawings.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press (September 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517590891
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517590898
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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