num_pages: 176
description: At last, a compendium of ingeniously insulting words for every occasion.For anyone who's been stymied by the level of sloth, bad looks and low intelligence of his fellow man (and woman), help is on the way. You can't change the tiresome creatures around you, but now you can describe them behind their backs with pleasing specificity.Yes, Insulting English is a user's guide to little-known and much-needed words that  Buck-toothed person A depraved young woman Person with a meaningless job Fat and short of breath Resembling a mackerel A person who is drunk to the point of vomitingThese and many other gems from our colorful mother tongue are collected on these pages. Now every gink, knipperdollin, and grizely dunderwhelp can be called by his rightful name.
language: English
title: Insulting English
titlecomplete: Insulting English
genres: Reference, Language
ratings_count: 13
publisher: St. Martin's Press