Here is a cornucopia of peculiar appetites, unusual afflictions, unseemly secretions, ill-advised habits and strange farm practices. This must be the most disgusting and hilarious word book ever published.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This little book looks quite innocent, but when you open it up, there is a veritble feast of obscure words that cover the most vile things imaginable.
All things scatalogical are included, as are medical references for obscure ailments (fear of beautiful women is one of the ailments!!!).
There are also a cornucopia of words relating to bodily functions, or indeed bodily mis-functions.
Anyone interested in language, or indeed anyone who would love to extend their vocabulary to include these wonderful words with the grossest of meanings will love this book.
This is a fantastic little book which I would have no hesitation in recommending
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4.7 out of 5 stars
11 reviews
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this book!
11 Nov 1999
By A Customer
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely love this book! I always knew that there were words out there like this, but I never knew where to find them. I love words, and this was the funniest thing that I've read in years. I'm buying copies for everyone that I know for Christmas.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
lexicography yes, humor no
23 Nov 2000
By Marty Gardner
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book brought me a handful of half-hearted chuckles, but not one serious belly laugh. Beyond the "oh my goodness" smirking over a book containing so many "unmentionables", there just really isn't much to it.
It's a small book, with big type, lots of white space and illustrations, so there aren't really that many words here. And the authors therefore felt the need to pad it further with sample sentences showing the words in "humorous" context. These examples were almost always predictable and rarely added anything to the definition.
"beray /bee RAY/ v. - To splatter with feces. 'After getting berayed yet again, Ted the zookeeper made a grim vow: one day he would get even with those damn monkeys.'"
Did you laugh? I didn't.
This book is all very tasteful and proper - the illustrations are 18th century etchings, the representative characters all named Percy and Roderick - and I found this decidedly boring.
For my money, the British "Roger's Profanisaurus" (available at Amazon.co.uk) left this stilted volume in the dust.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
funny and smart
23 Sep 1999
By Danielle Friedland
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Everyone has, at some point, lost a good chunk of time poring over the dictionary in search of new, unusual and even bizarre. These guys did just that and compiled them. Many of the words are sexual in nature, but not all are sophomoric. What I love about the book is that for each word, they write a sentence or more about that word. Sometimes they put the word in a sentence, to put it in better context, other times they explain it or give you some commentary. The book is both hilarious and serious at the same time. Good intellectual fun, bringing new meaning to "increasing your vocabulary."
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