Author: Richard A. SpearsPublisher: Signet Book
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Slang and Euphemism
Author: Richard A. SpearsPublisher: Signet Book
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Slang and Euphemism
Author: Richard A. SpearsPublisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451149794
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A Dictionary of Euphemisms
Author: R. W. HolderPublisher: 교보문고
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
We all use euphemisms every day. We speak of "full-figured" women. We "fudge" on our income tax. We step lively to avoid "horse apples"--and step even livelier in the grip of the "Aztec Two-step." We say that the dead have "bit the dust" or have been "promoted to glory." Now, in A Dictionary of Euphemisms, Revised Edition, R. W. Holder gives us an engaging volume that celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague or roundabout expressions rather than those which are blunt, precise, and disagreeably true. Here are thousands of entertaining and informative entries that range from long-established circumlocutions such as "everlasting life," "the Grim Reaper," "powder room," and "house of ill repute," to recent coinages such as "odorously challenged" (smelly), "corporate entertainment" (bribery), "AMW - actress, model, whatever" (prostitute), "downsizing" (laying off workers), and "white-knuckler" (a commercial flight on a small aircraft). Arranged in alphabetical order, the Dictionary gives definitions, examples from real authors, and historical explanations where appropriate. Holder also includes an extensive bibliography and, equally important, a Thematic Index, so that readers can look up euphemistic words and expressions for Death, Mental Illness, Narcotics, Obesity, Poverty, and other topics. A Dictionary of Euphemisms is a browser's delight and an essential reference book for all lovers of language. Readers will find in it a captivating guide to the art of not saying what we mean.
Euphemania
Author: Ralph KeyesPublisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316121959
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. Euphemania traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak. As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, Euphemania is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.
The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms
Author: Jordan TatePublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429969652
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Until now, no dictionary has ever attempted to record the fascinating and often raunchy inventory of English sexual euphemisms. Jordan Tate has confronted this task with gusto and the results are nothing short of gratifying. The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms is a hilarious, unabashed, at times shocking compilation of every sexual euphemism you've ever heard—and many more you haven't. Would you be offended if someone called you a "back door burglar"? Ever heard of a "five against one"? Would you rather do the "Little Dutch Boy" or the "Little Red Riding Hood"? Along with both a literal and a sexual definition of each euphemism, this dictionary also has photographs, and, of course, an example of each term used in a sentence—all in an effort to irreverently entertain and inform. A perfect guilty pleasure for anyone who ever got a thrill looking up dirty words in the dictionary as a kid, the Contemporary Dictionary is also a must-have reference tool for those just plain too shy to ask what a "pearl necklace" really is.
Dictionary of Euphemisms
Author: R. W. HolderPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199235171
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This is a study of the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery and deceit. It dissects the human tendency to prefer vague, roundabout expressions rather than use words which are precise and disagreeably true.
Slang
Author: Jonathon GreenPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198729537
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looking forward, he considers what the digital revolution means for the future of slang."--Cover flap.
Kind Words
Author: Judith S. NeamanPublisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A Dictionary of Euphemisms & Other Doubletalk
Author: Hugh RawsonPublisher: New York : Crown
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Lists and defines euphemisms and includes many examples of usage.
Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
Author: Hugh RawsonPublisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This is the perennially popular, witty and entertaining guidebook to thousands of linguistic fig leaves and intentionally vague terms that we all say, write and read every day to cushion the real meaning of what is intended--from Victorian examples like "delicate condition" to relatively recent inventions like "massage parlor" and "covert operation".