Publisher's Synopsis
The intentionally vague terms we all use to disguise or cushion what we really mean are all in this dictionary. It is now fully updated to take into account devices like "massage parlour" and "covert operations".
Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flourishes for Artful Users of the English Language
Revised Edition
Hardback (01 Oct 1996)
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9780517702017 |
| Publisher: | Crown |
| Imprint: | Crown |
| Pub date: | 01 Oct 1996 |
| Edition: | Revised Edition |
| DEWEY: | 423.1 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Number of pages: | 463 |
| Weight: | 998g |
| Height: | 235mm |
| Width: | 190mm |
| Spine width: | 38mm |
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