Opus maledictorum
Subtitle: a book of bad words
By: Reinhold Aman.
Edition: 1st Marlowe & Company ed.
Publisher: Marlowe & Co.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Words, Obscene.; Invective.; Blessing and cursing.; Racism in language.; Swearing.
Other titles: Maledicta.
Description: Culled from 20 years of Maledicta--"the journal the world swears by"--this compendium of colorful language in all its forms takes a linguistic look at "dirty words". Offering a clever mixture of both scholarly and popular, witty and serious words, this good-natured look at offensive language includes dirty jokes, regional swear words, and myriad terms of abuse.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Insults, curses, slurs, blasphemies, and other maledicta from around the world"--Cover.
"Culled from ... Maledicta : The International Journal of Verbal Aggression"--P. [4] of cover.