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Book Synopsis The Little Book of Slang, Sayings, Jargon & Humour by : MICHAEL. CHRISTOU-LAYTON LAYTON (ANDROULLA.)
Download or read book The Little Book of Slang, Sayings, Jargon & Humour written by MICHAEL. CHRISTOU-LAYTON LAYTON (ANDROULLA.) and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Golf Slang by : Randy Voorhees
Download or read book The Little Book of Golf Slang written by Randy Voorhees and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides alphabetically arranged, concise, tongue-in-cheek definitions of words and phrases relating to the golf world.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang by : Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Download or read book The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang written by Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you Adam and Eve it! The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang is back and bigger than ever in this new revised and expanded edition. Originally starting out as a secret language to fool coppers (bottle and stoppers), cockney rhyming slang has grown in popularity far beyond its London homeland. It is often regarded as an hilarious language owing to its tremendous vitality, so much so it has even reached as far a field as Australia and America. So don't be fore and aft - do yourself a Cheesey Quaver and take a butcher's at this Captain Cook. All those pages, hundreds of definitions, so take our lump of ice - empty out your Davy Crocketts and cough up your pie and mash - prepare to maze your chinas or even Queen's Park Rangers over a pig's ear down at the old rub-a-dub.
Book Synopsis The Beaut Little Book of New Zealand Slang by : H. W. Orsman
Download or read book The Beaut Little Book of New Zealand Slang written by H. W. Orsman and published by Raupo. This book was released on 1994 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small dictionary of words and phrases that are used in colloquial speech in New Zealand. There are cartoon illustrations on most pages. Entries are included from a wide range of situations, representing a variety of levels.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Farting by : Alec Bromcie
Download or read book The Little Book of Farting written by Alec Bromcie and published by Andrews McMeel Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the very first page, The Little Book of Farting proves that flatulence can be funny-and downright fascinating! For instance, did you know that the average man releases enough flatus in a day to blow up a small balloon' Or that farts can travel up to 50 feet and have been recorded to linger for up to 20 minutes' Did you know that vegetarians fart more than meat eaters' This little book is positively bursting with such fun facts, as well as farting etiquette tips, helpful translations for foreign farting, funny fart jokes and quotes, and a list of more than 75 euphemisms for cutting the cheese! No wonder it's sold nearly 100,000 copies in the U.K. in less than two years. The Little Book of Farting is a story that demands to be heard!If the littlest room in the house is your favorite place to be, then The Little Toilet Book will have you pinned to your seat to the very last page. Packed full of histories, jokes, poems, and even a helpful list of global toilet slang (Anyone need to use the Jakes, the boghouse, the throne, or the thunderbox'), this fascinating little volume manages to be engrossing without being gross. Sure to be a number-two best-seller!
Book Synopsis The Beaut Little Book of New Zealand Slang by : H. W. Orsman
Download or read book The Beaut Little Book of New Zealand Slang written by H. W. Orsman and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2008-05-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a well-known fact that Kiwis have their own way of talking, and without a guide you can easily come a greaser. Have a gink at this beaut little book, and you won't need to feel a nong any more. In fact, you'll be away laughing. You can put a ring around that!
Book Synopsis A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by : Captain Francis Grose
Download or read book A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Captain Francis Grose and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. This slang dictionary gathers the most amusing and useful terms from English history and helpfully presents them to be used in the conversations of our modern day. Originally published in 1785, the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue was one of the first lexicons of English slang, compiled by a militia captain who collected the terms he overheard on his late-night excursions to London's slums, dockyards, and taverns. Now the legacy lives on in this colorful pocket dictionary. • Learn the origin of phrases like "birthday suit" and discover slang lost to time. • An unexpected marriage of lowbrow humor and highbrow wit Discover long lost antique slang and curse words and learn how to incorporate them into modern conversation. A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is perfect for enlivening contemporary conversation with historical phrases; it includes a topical list of words for money, drunkenness, the amorous congress, male and female naughty bits, and so on. • A funny book for wordplay, language, swearing, and insult fans, as well as fans of British humor and culture • Perfect for those who loved How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases by Christopher J. Moore; Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang by Jonathan Bernstein; and The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm by James Napoli
Book Synopsis Cassell's Dictionary of Slang by : Jonathon Green
Download or read book Cassell's Dictionary of Slang written by Jonathon Green and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Book Synopsis The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang by : Grant Barrett
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang written by Grant Barrett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as Beltway bandit and boondoggle, angry white male and leg treasurer, juice bill and Joe Citizen, banana superpower and the Big Fix. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesser-known terms such as cracking (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and fair-fight district (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. (We learn, for instance, that a term as seemingly current as political football actually dates back to before the Civil War.) Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation. Political junkies, policy wonks, journalists, and word lovers will find this book addictive reading as well as a reliable guide to one of the more colorful corners of American English.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Yorkshire Dialect by :
Download or read book The Little Book of Yorkshire Dialect written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Illustrated Book of Funny Old Sayings by : Sally Mooney
Download or read book The Illustrated Book of Funny Old Sayings written by Sally Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why we say, "It's raining cats and dogs" and other funny old sayings like, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"? Often we know what they mean, but do we know where they originated?Well in this book, you are about to find out!For example, when we want to wish someone a good nights sleep, people often say, "Night night, sleep tight." Who would have thought that this dates back to Shakespeare's time, when mattresses were secured onto a bed frame by ropes. In order to make the bed firmer and more comfortable, people would have to pull on the ropes to tighten the mattress and hence the saying came about.This delightful book is full of well known sayings, beautifully matched with fun and original illustrations, which will make you laugh out loud. Part of the fun is seeing whether you can guess the saying just from looking at the picture.This book will appeal to lovers of trivia, history and language. It makes the perfect little gift for the someone that has everything! Keep it in on the coffee table and provide a little bit of amusement for all!Learn a little trivia, keep history alive.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Rude Words by : Sid Finch
Download or read book The Little Book of Rude Words written by Sid Finch and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swearing is an art form, and with this handy collection of obscenities you can be the Picasso of profanity. Bursting with obnoxious insults and filthy names for unmentionable acts, The Little Book of Rude Words will leave you shocked and tickled by how creatively crude our language can be.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words by : John Camden Hotten
Download or read book A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words written by John Camden Hotten and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words" by John Camden Hotten is a comprehensive reference work that delves into the rich and colorful world of language. Hotten's dictionary is a valuable resource for those interested in the ever-evolving nature of slang and informal expressions. It provides insights into the linguistic diversity of society, making it a fascinating read for language enthusiasts and scholars.
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, And, Vulgar Words by : John C. Hotten
Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, And, Vulgar Words written by John C. Hotten and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words by : John Camden Hotten
Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words written by John Camden Hotten and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis One in for D and D by : Stephen Burrows
Download or read book One in for D and D written by Stephen Burrows and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Evening all'- a police saying invented by television, spoken by the archetypal British policeman, P.C. George Dixon. But it's not in this book, because it isn't real. Instead you'll find 'Sarbut' inside? Is that a 'who' or a 'what'? And what are 'Appointments', because you won't find them in a diary. Why would you call someone 'Bungalow'? And who are the 'Donkey Wallopers'? What does 'All correct sir' mean, and is 'Carry on sir' straight out of a film? Find the answers in this light-hearted little book, which is essential 'Brummie' reading and lifts the lid on the strange phenomena of 'police humour'. This book explores more than five hundred phrases, abbreviations and nicknames, spoken by the police in the West Midlands over many decades.The nature of policing, with its adherence to rules and regulations, as well as procedures and the rule of law, implies that formality must be the norm. These principles can be evidenced no more clearly than by the tenets of the role of a police officer, which are enshrined within the 'DNA' of every member on joining the service, and defined as follows:'A Constable is a citizen, locally appointed, but having authority under the Crown, for the protection of life and property, the maintenance of order, the prevention and detection of crime and the prosecution of offenders against the Peace.' Notwithstanding the formalities that must be adhered to when working in an operational environment, the police service, in keeping with many other occupations, has developed its own sub-language and culture, which has been transformed and added to over the decades.The authors of this little book were born in Birmingham, and worked in the police in the City and wider West Midlands during their extensive service spanning more than seventy years. Having already explored the use of so-called 'Brummie' slang words in a previous book, 'Ta-ra-a-Bit, Our Kid', they have now taken a light-hearted look at the routine use of slang, abbreviations and nicknames in the police service in the West Midlands, from the days before 'political correctness' to the present day, assisted by the memories of more than fifty colleagues, both serving and retired.'Black Humour' is a facet of police culture and in truth it is also one of the many 'coping mechanisms' which enable human beings to function in a job which can be hugely stressful, often unpredictable and violent, as well as routinely challenging. Many of the slang phrases embrace an element of 'darkness' but rarely are, or were intended to be, malicious or negative. In an environment where most give 'as good as they get' the word 'banter' is quite commonly heard. Nowadays some of the content would be deemed culturally unacceptable, but the book represents a piece of social history, and the language represents the culture of its time. As such the authors did not feel that it would be right to apply today's values to the past. For simplicity, this collection of over five hundred phrases and abbreviations is presented in alphabetical order, using of course the phonetic alphabet, still routinely employed by officers and police staff to this day.Above all the book demonstrates that even police officers have a great but 'different' sense of humour!
Author :Chuck McCutcheon Publisher :ForeEdge from University Press of New England ISBN 13 :1611686032 Total Pages :270 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (116 download)
Book Synopsis Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes by : Chuck McCutcheon
Download or read book Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes written by Chuck McCutcheon and published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the amusement of the pundits and the regret of the electorate, our modern political jargon has become even more brazenly two-faced and obfuscatory than ever. Where once we had Muckrakers, now we have Bed-Wetters. Where Blue Dogs once slept peaceably in the sun, Attack Dogs now roam the land. During election season--a near constant these days--the coded rhetoric of candidates and their spin doctors, and the deliberately meaningless but toxic semiotics of the wing nuts and backbenchers, reach near-Orwellian levels of self-satisfaction, vitriol, and deceit. The average NPR or talk radio listener, MSNBC or Fox News viewer, or blameless New York Times or Wall Street Journal reader is likely to be perplexed, nonplussed, and lulled into a state of apathetic resignation and civic somnolence by the rapid-fire incomprehensibility of political pronouncement and commentary--which is, frankly, putting us exactly where the pundits want us. Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs, and Washington Handshakes is a tonic and a corrective. It is a reference and field guide to the language of politics by two veteran observers that not only defines terms and phrases but also explains their history and etymology, describes who uses them against whom, and why, and reveals the most telling, infamous, amusing, and shocking examples of their recent use. It is a handbook of lexicography for the Wonkette and This Town generation, a sleeker, more modern Safire's Political Dictionary, and a concise, pointed, bipartisan guide to the lies, obfuscations, and helical constructions of modern American political language, as practiced by real-life versions of the characters on House of Cards.
