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The Little Book of Profanities

Know your Sh*ts from your F*cks
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The Little Book of Profanities offers a humorous exploration of the world's most colourful and expressive language. This quirky and entertaining read delves into the history and cultural significance of profanities, presenting a witty collection of the most amusing and shocking terms from around the globe. Perfect for those who appreciate the art of well-timed cursing, the book is both informative and delightfully irreverent.
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This book may appeal to you if you appreciate a humorous take on language and enjoy exploring the colourful history and origins of profanities. It's perfect for those who like to laugh, learn, and uncover the stories behind everyday expressions while embracing the lighter side of swearing.

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The perfect pocket-size companion to proliferate your profanity vocabulary. A cornucopia of classic and contemporary curse words.

The perfect pocket-size companion to proliferate your profanity vocabulary. A cornucopia of classic and contemporary curse words.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Keep your swearing as fresh as a f*cking daisy with The Little Book of Profanities.

There's nothing better than that perfect swear word. In a battle of wits, it can make all the difference. And, like all things in life, variety is the spice of swear words. Why call someone a d*ck, when a choad is so much more satisfying.

Stuffed with 100 of the obscene, offensive and outrageous swear words known to construction workers all over the world, The Little Book of Profanities encourages you to flex and stretch your foul-mouthed muscles so when that awesome opportunity to use a big, hairy curse word arises you're not hoisted by your own petard.

In these uncertain and challenging times of political and social chaos, when all you want to do is shout obscenities at the world for being crap, The Little Book of Profanities is here to help you survive the day in style. Swearing - it's big, it's clever and anyone who thinks otherwise can f*ck off.

'The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or a lack of verbal interest is just a f*cking lunatic.' - Stephen Fry on the joy of swearing, as seen on theguardian.com, 20 August 2007, by Sam Wollaston.

Fact: The word's etymology can be traced back to around 450AD when scite (dung), scitte (diarrhoea) and scitan (to defecate) were all thrown about. Sh*t evolved millennia later into schitte (excrement) and shiten (to defecate).

Example: 'Life is a crap carnival with sh*t prizes.' - Stephen King.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911610489

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: OH

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 140.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 192

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