Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Related Matters
by Richard A. Spears
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Author: Richard A. SpearsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1981-01-01
ISBN: 0824602595
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Jonathan David Co., Inc
Summary of Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Related Matters
Here are the most up-to-date curses, insults, ethnic slurs, sexual slang, metaphors, drug talk, street slang, college lingo, cant, colloquialisms, and other outlandish words. You'll find it all in this comprehensive, unabashed, and definitive reference for anyone who "wants a good knowledge of contemporary cussing." (William Safire, The New York Times Magazine)English (American) Books
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