How Not To Say What You Mean

Author: R. W. Holder
Edition: 3
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0198604025

How Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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Arranged in alphabetical order, this dictionary contains thousands of entertaining and informative entries ranging from such circumlocutions as a "fruit salad" (mixture of illegal narcotics), "arm candy" (a good-looking female companion), a "barrel-house" (a brothel), "birthday suit" (nakedness), and a "blue hair" (an old women). Completely updated, the dictionary Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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