Roger's Profanisaurus
by Roger Mellie · first published 2002
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An irreverent dictionary of British slang, covering swear words and vulgar euphemisms. It suits fans of UK humour who want a wider swearing vocabulary. The original edition is the funniest of the series.
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247 p. : 21 cm
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If you like filthy British humour and want to add to your swearing vocabulary, get the original Roger's Profanisaurus [1]. There are newer editions with more words added, but the original edition has the highest concentration of funny, in my opinion. If you get/have the hardcover edition, look for the easter egg under…
on “Why swearing is good for you” ↗Thoroughly recommend Roger's Profanisaurus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger's_Profanisaurus
on “A Brief History of Insults” ↗As I was once a young man who rushed out to purchase, and thoroughly digested Roger’s Profanisaurus, I really enjoyed the foreword to this second edition which states that the first edition sold out pretty much immediately… must have been very popular with Victorian lads.
on “A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1860)” ↗>I love UK slang I recommend checking your preferred book source for Roger's Profanisaurus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%27s_Profanisaurus
on “NCSC, GCHQ, UK Gov't expunge advice to “use Apple encryption”” ↗I can also recommend Roger's Profanisaurus for a British view of swearwords and vulgar euphemisms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%27s_Profanisaurus
on “Green’s Dictionary of Slang - Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue” ↗