The Big Book of Being Rude: 7000 Slang Insults.

Jonathon Green (Introduction).

ISBN 10: 0304355143 / ISBN 13: 9780304355143

Published by Cassell & Company, London, UK, 2000

About this Item

First Edition (2000), so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a previous owner's gift inscription at the front free endpaper; two pages bumped at the lower corner, right at the tip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to "As New". The DJ shows mild rubbing to the a couple of spots at the inner edge of the backstrip; the price has not been clipped. Attractive and intact. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. (6.3 x 4.75 x 1.45 inches). 380 pages. Illustrated with duotone cartoons by Dan Pearce. Language: English. Weight: 12.4 ounces. Red boards with gilt titles at the back-strip. Hardback with DJ.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Big Book of Being Rude: 7000 Slang Insults.
• Publisher: Cassell & Company, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304355143
• ISBN 13: 9780304355143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition (2000), so stated.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Humor

About this title

Synopsis

More than 6,000 insulting phrases for that special comeback-or just to savor for their delicious wit! From over 1,000 ways to call somebody a fool, to hundreds of little-known terms for know-it-alls, egotists, flatterers, and nags, to below-the-belt, politically incorrect zingers, this is true glee for the clever and catty.

About the Author

Jonathon Green is a well-known writer and broadcaster with a particular interest in colloquial English and slang. His many credits include the Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Slang Down the Ages, Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made, the critically acclaimed Cassell Dictionary of Slang and most recently the bestselling Big Book of Filth.