The Giant Book of Insults

Author: Louis A. Safian
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806508818
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
A lively collection of sharp retorts and ripostes, pithy pot, ricocheting bombast - caustic quips, and polite, and the definitely unpolite, sort of put downs. This book can either be read for the sheer fiendish fun of it, or it can be put to work as a sourcebook for anyboday - speakers, entertainers, managers, writers - who wishes to communicate a little more forcefully. Carefully categorised according to targets, this book can be used time and time again to deflate egotists, dispose of bores and demolish dummies.

Samuel Johnson's Insults

Author: Jack Lynch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802719341
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.

Insulting English

Author: Peter Novobatzky
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429979003
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book 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 include: Gubbertush: Buck-toothed person Hogminny: A depraved young woman Nihilarian: Person with a meaningless job Pursy: Fat and short of breath Scombroid: Resembling a mackerel Tumbrel: A person who is drunk to the point of vomiting These 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.

Sticks and Stones

Author: Jerome Neu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019531431X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Examines the nature and place of insults in daily life, discussing how insults influence a person's beliefs and impressions about others' character, honor, gender, intentions, conventions, and power.

Shakespeare's Insults

Author: Wayne F. Hill
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 0307421600
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 335

Book Description
The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions.

The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults

Author: Orange Hippo!
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1800690851
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy – without resorting to swearing! 'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4). 'Away, you three-inch fool.' The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1). 'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3). 'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).

Insults Every Man Should Know

Author: Nick Mamatas
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594745242
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
A pocket-sized gift book guide to the best hard-hitting insults for every occasion. This handy little book is packed with insulting gestures, backhanded compliments, comebacks, all the things you should never say about someone's mama, and much more! Including: • Insulting Someone’s Intelligence • Insulting Someone’s Sexual Prowess • Insults for the Office • Insults on Game Day • Insults throughout History • Insults from around the World

A Slap in the Face

Author: William B. Irvine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190665041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
n A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He offers advice, based primarily on the writings of the Stoic philosophers, on how best to curb our own insulting tendencies and how to respond to the insults that are directed our way. A rousing follow-up to The Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.

Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs, and Slams

Author: Jim Davis
Publisher: Random House Worlds
ISBN: 9780345386892
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Garfield, the feline master of the ironic aside, puts his paw to the grindstone and lets loose with these gems: good-natured insults, purr-fect put-downs, and deceptively sweet slams. For the young, the old, and the cranky at heart, Garfield knows how you feel sometimes—and he says it, in so many words.

The Trump Book of Insults

Author: M. G. Anthony
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1682612260
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Did you know? Hillary Clinton is an “unbelievably nasty, mean enabler.” Jeb Bush “wants to look cool, but it's far too late.” Senator Rand Paul is a “spoiled brat without a properly functioning brain.” Talk show host Glenn Beck is a “mental basketcase.” At a loss for words? You won’t be, after trying out Trump’s one-of-a-kind insults, attacks, and put-downs. Be popular at parties and online! Attract attention to yourself like you never have before! Let your friends—and enemies—know where you stand! Go ahead and color in the insults—and maybe you’ll be president someday! The Trump Book of Insults: An Adult Coloring Book features 30 single-sided insults for you to color, from M.G. Anthony, author of the bestselling The Trump Coloring Book. “Let’s Make Coloring Great Again!”