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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit - Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs, and Curses from Around the World (Paperback)
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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit - Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs, and Curses from Around the World (Paperback)
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The most curious, funny, insightful, and expressive invectives from
more than forty languages-fully illustrated, you miserable
misokakku.
"Misokkasu": Scum of soya paste. (Japanese) "Tu es um
borra-battos.": You s**t in your own boots. (Portugese) "Like a
fart in a trance.": A dreamy person who seems at a loss what to do.
(Scottish) "A pies ci morde lizal ": Literally, a dog has licked
your gob. (Polish) "Prumphaensn.": Fartchicken. (Icelandic)
Whether borne out of surprise, anger, passion, or humor, curses
and insults make up some of the most colorful and profound phrases
in a language. In Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit, word experts Dr.
Robert Vanderplank and Stephen Dodson have scoured the world
looking for the most interesting, insightful, and expressive
invectives from more than forty languages. These are the words you
won't learn in any language class.
Arranged by language, containing pointers on gestures, and
appropriately illustrated, Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit (a Spanish
phrase to avoid) will equip you with the vocabulary to amuse,
shock, offend, and let off steam, wherever you happen to be.
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