How Not To Sаy Whаt You Mеаn: A Dictionаry of Euphеmisms (Oxford Pаpеrbаck Rеfеrеncе)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2003-07-03
List price: $25.00
We often use euphemisms when dealing with taboo or sensitive subjects. We speak of ""full-figured"" women. We ""fudge"" on our income tax. We get ""cold feet"" before our wedding. In How Not to Say What You Mean, R.W. Holder offers an engaging volume that celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague, or roundabout expressions rather than those which are blunt, precise, and true. Arranged in alphabetical order, this dictionary contains thousands of entertaining and informative entries ranging from such circumlocutions as a ""fruit salad"" (mixture of illegal narcotics), ""arm candy"" (a go...