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Title: The Big Book Of Filth: 6500 Sex Slang Words and Phrases by Jonathan Green, Kipper Williams ISBN: 0-304-35350-7 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: 30 June, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: funny reference for the lexicon geek
Comment: If you like reference books like I do, you can never have enough lexicons at your disposal. I thought I knew a lot of the slang referring to things normally covered by bathing suits, but I was mistaken. Tons of stuff I didn't even imagine. Some of the terms are 19th Century slang and are no longer used... and the reason for their use is not always obvious or explained.
The few sparse illustrations are absolutely hilarious, but they are just cartoons to pepper the book, not diagrams.
My less than perfect rating is due to the lack of true history behind the terms, especially those from the 1960s and earlier... just citing that it was coined in a particular year.
Also, there are terms I have heard repeatedly on TV & movies that were not cited here. There are no references as to where they collected their data, so the book becomes more of a funny bathroom humor compendium instead of a reliable lexicon.
Whenever you need an arsenal of foul words, or you need to look up that term you just overheard your teenager say on the phone, however, this is a handy reference for those of us less informed in the realm of lockerroom banter.
Rating: 4
Summary: How to sound educated about the down & dirty
Comment: This is one of the funniest books I've picked up in a while. Its really just a listing of terminology and euphemisms for sexuality and the like. If you ever wanted to boost your dirty word list, here's your book.
I read a few reviews, one in particular complains that this isn't the best book on the subject, but I don't see any alternate choices listed. Ok, maybe this is or isn't THE definitive guide to the subject, but its pretty good, and pretty cheap.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not the best collection of its type
Comment: The title is a bit of a joke because the book is actually quite small in the physical sense. Basically it is a list of words (primarily English language words) that seem to fit into a range of categories that can be general (male parts) or very specific (tasty terms). Some lists are set up as charts that focus on the play with one phrase or rhyme systems. The picture throughout could be funny or distracting depending on your personal taste -- I found them a bit of both. Once more we see that in the English language words relating to women's bodies and sexuality are fewer and less "active". It could be fun to read with friends but since no real definitions are offered for the terms, not very helpful to writers I think.
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Title: The Big Book of Being Rude: 7000 Slang Insults by Jonathon Green, Dan Pearce ISBN: 0304355143 Publisher: Cassell Academic Pub. Date: 30 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: English As A Second F*cking Language : How To Swear Effectively, Explained In Detail With Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life by Sterling Johnson ISBN: 031214329X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Ethnic Slurs, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Drug Talk, College Lingo, and Related Matters by Richard A. Spears ISBN: 0451203712 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: NTC's Super-Mini Forbidden American English by Richard A. Spears ISBN: 0844204560 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Depraved and Insulting English by Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea ISBN: 0156011492 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 14 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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