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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world - Softcover
Whether borne out of surprise, anger, passion or humour, curses and insults make up some of the most colourful and profound phrases in a language, offering insight into cultural mores and a greater understanding of the most fundamental social and personal taboos.
Organized by language for an overview of each culture's favoured profanities, this beautifully illustrated volume -- put together by language experts from around the world -- is an essential reference to the brilliantly inventive, funny, scorchingly insulting words you won't learn in a language class...
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'Insults and curses', writes Dr Vanderplank, 'are the 'dark' side of manners and customs and all the more interesting for that'. Having scoured the world for the most intriguing and expressive invective, he presents his findings in chapters on languages from Ancient Greek to modern Chinese, introducing the culture of insult in each region before giving a selection of put-downs, with pronunciation guides, and explanations where the terms elude translation. Beware some x-rated vocabulary.
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Boinod's The Meaning of Tingo." -- The Bookseller, 27 July 2007
'...hugely entertaining book that will enable you to put down your rivals and enemies with creative insults known to man'
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Boinod's The Meaning of Tingo." -- The Bookseller, 27 July 2007
'...hugely entertaining book that will enable you to put down your rivals and enemies with creative insults known to man'
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- PublisherPan
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0330464485
- ISBN 13 9780330464482
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs and Curses from Around the World
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