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1	Scheisse!: The Real German You Were Never Taught in School more books like this by Gertrude Besserwisser, David Levine (Illustrator) Another entry in the bestselling, Merda! series, this humorous book helps readers navigate the world of real Low German. Scheisse! introduces readers to the fine art of cursing and basic slang to spice up their German speech. On-air radio giveaways. see all copies from $5.75! new only from $7.51! \| SVS
2	The Big Book of Filth: 6500 Sex Slang Words and Phrases more books like this by Jonathon Green, Kipper Williams (Illustrator) Visceral, raw, and - above all - utterly filthy, The Big Book of Filth is an ideal companion for the lexically incorrect, and the perfect gift for those who worry that their vocabulary of sexual vulgarism is limited to such oft-used terms as cock, knob, tits and wanking. Here are hundreds of words and phrases you didn't know, some you probably ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.00! \| first editions
3	*English as a Second Fcking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken from Everyday Life more books like this by Sterling Johnson America swears by it! In the English language, swearing is essential to effective communication. Whether you want to succeed in business, school, or social circles, a strong command of vocabulary is absolutely necessary. Just imagine a stranger to our shores, trying to comprehend the following conversation: John: Mary, would you like to attend ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62!** \| SVS
4	Mierda!: The Real Spanish You Were Never Taught in School more books like this by Frances De Talavera Berger One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words which have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue," "drop dead," "enough already', and "excuse the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| SVS
5	Merda!: The Real Italian You Were Never Taught in School more books like this by Roland Delicio, Kim Wilson Eversz (Illustrator) At last, a humorous, uncensored language guide to the colorful slang and rude colloquialisms that are so essential to a true understanding of everyday Italian. For the first time, all those words and phrases that were deemed off-color for the classroom are included in one volume. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| SVS
6	Dictionary of Polish obscenities more books like this by Stanislaw Kielbasa see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.17! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Depraved and Insulting English more books like this by Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea Poke through this collection of obscure, offensive insults, zingers, and comebacks culled from the dusty heap of discarded words and stumble across a vocabulary that will equip you to tell your scombroid (resembling a mackerel) boss he's a tumbrel of a superior (a person drunk to the point of vomiting). This edition combines two distinct ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.64! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Dictionary of Russian Obscenities more books like this by D A Drummond see all copies from $3.18! SVS
9	Shakespeare's Bawdy more books like this by Eric Partridge Shakespeare's Bawdy must rank as one of the great Eric Partridge's most outstanding accomplishments. In it Partridge, regarded by Anthony Burgess as 'a human lexicographer, like Samuel Johnson', was able to combine his detailed knowledge of Shakespeare with his unrivalled knowledge of Elizabethan slang and innuendo. It is, as he describes it, 'a ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
10	*Watch Your Fcking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Explicit Detail and Enhanced by Numerous Examples Taken from Everyday Life** more books like this by Sterling Johnson For author Sterling Johnson, swearing is essential to effective communication. With this in mind, he developed a guidebook that teaches readers how to cure effectively in detail, with numerous examples taken from everyday life. Like its predecessor, English As A Second Fcking Language, the guide teaches non-native speakers the basics of swearing ... see all copies* from $2.74! new only from $5.94! \| SVS
11 view cover	Street Spanish 3: The Best of Naughty Spanish more books like this by David Burke Everything you wanted to know about Spanish but were afraid to ask your teacher. You'll rarely hear the colloquial Spanish of everyday conversation and commerce-the stuff you really need to get by-in the language classroom. The Street Spanish Series fills this gap. The third guide in the series provides 10 easy lessons on expletives, euphemisms, ... see all copies from $2.06! new only from $2.29! \| SVS
12 view cover	Dermo!: The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used more books like this by Edward Topol, Laura E Wolfson (Translator) For anyone looking to communicate effectively and impressively in Russian, "Dermo!" provides the essential vocabulary and anecdotes on such subjects as sex, politics, business, and literature. A humorous guide to everyday Russian, "Dermo!" is replete with words, idioms, and phrases, including vulgarisms, never used in literary classics but always ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language more books like this by Dr. Ruth Wajnryb In this captivating foray into foul language, linguist Wajnryb offers a provocative glimpse into the eternal fascination with curse words. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Slang and Euphemism more books like this by Richard A Spears, PH.D. The most up-to-date collection of curses, insults, ethnic slurs, sexual slang, metaphors, drug talk, street slang, college lingo, and other outlandish words are presented in this comprehensive, unabashed reference book that includes word origins, locales, and time periods. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| SVS
15 view cover	Zakennayo! more books like this by Phillip J Cunningham, C.S.P., Kim W Eversz (Illustrator), Kim Wilson Brandt (Illustrator) The Japanese are known for their polite discourse and deferential demeanor, but there's another side to the language of the land of the rising sun--and every one of its biting curses, scathing slanders, and frustration-venting expressions is captured here in this priceless repertoire of "colorful" Japanese expressions. 16 line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.08! \| first editions
16 view cover	Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Related Matters more books like this by Richard A Spears, Ph.D. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.90! \| first editions \| SVS
17	The anatomy of dirty words. more books like this by Edward Sagarin see all copies from $2.50! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Slang and Euphemism: Second Revised Edition more books like this by Richard A. Spears see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.60!
19	Wicked Words more books like this by Rawson The author of the widely acclaimed book about good words, A Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk, returns with the other side of the story in this witty, anecdote-filled guide to the many bad words with which the English language is blessed. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Cursing in America: A Psycholinguistic Study of Dirty Language in the Courts, in the Movies, in the Schoolyards, and on the Streets more books like this by Timothy Jay An examination of American cursing from a psycholinguistic-contextual point of view. Several field studies and numerous laboratory-based experiments focus on the relationship between cursing and language acquisitions, anger expression, gender stereotypes, semantics and offensiveness. Censorship, language content of motion pictures, First-Amendment ... see all copies from $24.94! new only from $25.69!
21 view cover	Outrageous Chinese: A Guide to Chinese Street Language more books like this by James J Wang see all copies from $78.70!
22 view cover	Mas Mierda!: More of the Real Spanish You Were Never Taught in School more books like this by Frances De Talavera Berger, Kim Wilson Eversz (Illustrator) Fans of the top-selling foul language guide Mierda have been screaming Mas!. Now author Frances de Talavera Berger obliges, with this new collection of Spanish hard-core curses, colorful colloquialisms, and superb slang for those who wish to master streetwise Spanish. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.46!
23 view cover	Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-Speaking World more books like this by Geoffrey Hughes This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as ... see all copies from $88.27! new only from $88.27! \| SVS
24 view cover	What to Do When Your Kids Talk Dirty more books like this by Timothy Jay, PhD see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.21!
25 view cover	Insulting English more books like this by Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea From the scatologically inclined word-hounds who wrote "Depraved English" comes a compendium of hilarious, unsavory, off-color words people never knew they needed but won't be able to do without. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00!

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