Uglier Than a Monkeys Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world

Whether borne out of surprise, anger, passion or humour, curses and insults make up some of the most colourful and profound phrases in a language, offering insight into cultural mores and a greater understanding of the most fundamental social and personal taboos.

Organized by language for an overview of each culture's favoured profanities, this beautifully illustrated volume - put together by language experts from around the world - is an essential reference to the brilliantly inventive, funny, scorchingly insulting words you won't learn in a language class...

Title - Uglier Than a Monkeys Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world

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Author - Dr Robert Vanderplank

ISBN 13 - 9780752226484

Imprint - Boxtree Ltd

Publisher - Pan Macmillan

Date Published - 21/09/2007

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 127 x 190 x 18mm

Weight - 332 g

Languages - English