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A Dictionary of Invective: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-downs and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present

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448 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1991

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Hugh Rawson

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January 16, 2011
Found in a charity shop a couple of years ago, this is an excellent volume that gives an explanation and origin for almost any swear word or insult you can think of. An extremely useful reference material, and fun to thumb through and snigger at occasionally.
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