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Dictionary of Euphemisms
Fourth Edition
R. W. Holder
432 pages
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196x129mm
978-0-19-923517-9
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Paperback
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25 September 2008
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- As lively a guide to the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit as you could wish for
- Covers a comprehensive range of subjects, including business and commerce, death, sex, and the human body
- A-Z organization complemented by a thematic index with short discursive articles
- Definitions are supported with citations from written sources
- Widespread coverage of American and British euphemisms, contemporary and traditional
New to this edition - 14 introductory articles on major themes in euphemistic language, such as business, sex, death, and the human body
This brand new edition celebrating 20 years of R. W. Holder's popular and successful dictionary of euphemisms is packed full of traditional favourites, such as 'Dutch uncle' or 'push up the daisies', as well as euphemisms from the contemporary world such as 'restructuring', 'coffee-housing', 'extrajudicial killing'. Definitions include examples from real authors, along with entertaining explanations of their origins. To prove that the use of euphemisms is not just a British speciality, there is widespread coverage of American euphemisms, too: for example, 'English' (pertaining to sexual deviance) and 'watermelon' (an indication of pregnancy). The A-Z organization of the text is complemented by a thematic index with short introductory articles on fruitful
areas of euphemistic language such as business, sex, death, and the human body. This book remains the most lively and authoritative guide to the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit.Readership: General trade; those with an interest in language and humour in language.
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Great fun, but not for the maiden aunt - Sunday Telegraph
"Hugely enjoyable and cherishable
" - Times Educational Supplement
"An informative, amusing collection
" - The Observer
"Concise, well-organized entries
" - Library Journal
"This bran tub of linguistice gems... A delight for browsers who love the vivid oddities of language... A valuable collection
" - City Limits
"It's unputdownable once you open it
" - Yorkshire Post
"Euphemists are a lively, inventive, self-regarding and bumptious bunch. Holder goes among them with an etymological glint in his eye." - Financial Times
"Delightful, quirky and exhaustive, Holder's dictionary of American and British circumlocutions is the kind of reference work that one can spend hours browsing through happily." - Baltimore Sun
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Explanation
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