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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world

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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world - Robert Vanderplank, Dr
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Whether borne out of surprise, anger, passion or humour, curses and insults make up some of the most colourful and profound phrases in a language, offering insight into cultural mores and a greater understanding of the most fundamental social and personal taboos. Organized by language for an overview of each culture's favoured profanities, this beautifully illustrated volume -- put together by language experts from around the world -- is an essential reference to the brilliantly inventive, funny, scorchingly insulting ...

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Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world 2008, Pan Books, London

ISBN-13: 9780330464482

Mass-market paperback

Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world 2007, Boxtree Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780752226484

Hardcover