Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flourishes for Artful Users of the Eng

by Hugh Rawson

Book Overview

An updated volume highlights an additional six hundred entries and explains the meanings and origins of such universally vague terms as delicate condition, rooster, massage parlor, and covert... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785816933
• ISBN13: 9780785816935
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Castle Books
• Length: 463 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.9" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

truth in language

In a world where everyone where everyone is constantly "spinning" the truth and language around in circles this is a great guide.