A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue - by Francis Grose (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue</i> is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. </b> <p/><b>This slang dictionary</b> gathers the most amusing and useful terms from English history and helpfully presents them to be used in the conversations of our modern day. <p/><b>Originally published in 1785, the <i>Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue</i> was one of the first lexicons of English slang</b>, compiled by a militia captain who collected the terms he overheard on his late-night excursions to London's slums, dockyards, and taverns. Now the legacy lives on in this colorful pocket dictionary. <p/>- Learn the origin of phrases like birthday suit and discover slang lost to time.<br>- Handy pocket-sized edition allows you to whip out vintage curse words whenever needed.<br>- An unexpected marriage of lowbrow humor and highbrow wit <p/><b>Discover long lost antique slang and curse words and learn how to incorporate them into modern conversation.</b> <p/><b><i>A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue</i> is perfect for enlivening contemporary conversation with historical phrases; it includes a topical list of words for money, drunkenness, the amorous congress, male and female naughty bits, and so on.</b> <p/>- A funny gift for wordplay, language, swearing, and insult fans, as well as fans of British humor and culture<br>- Perfect for those who loved <i>How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases</i> by Christopher J. Moore; <i>Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang</i> by Jonathan Bernstein; and <i>The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm</i> by James Napoli<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Captain Francis Grose (1731-1791) was an English lexicographer with a special interest in documenting the language as it was actually spoken in London's dockyards, taverns, and underworld. <p/>Steve Mockus is a San Francisco-based editor.
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