How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms /
By: Holder, R. W
Title By: Holder, R. W. Dictionary of American and British euphemisms | Holder, R. W. Dictionary of euphemisms
Material type: BookSeries: Oxford paperback reference.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Edition: 2nd pbk. ed.Description: xxii, 501 p ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780198607625; 0198607628Other title: Oxford dictionary of euphemisms [Spine title] | Dictionary of euphemisms | Euphemisms.Subject(s): English language -- Euphemism -- Dictionaries | English language -- Synonyms and antonyms | Vocabulary | Euphemism | English language -- Synonyms and antonyms | VocabularyDDC classification: 423/.1
Summary:
Contains an alphabetically arranged listing of euphemisms, each with a definition and sample sentence. Includes a thematic index.
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Originally published: A dictionary of American and British euphemisms. Bath University Press, 1987.
Second ed. first published: A dictionary of euphemisms, 1995.
Spine title: Oxford dictionary of euphemisms.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xii]-xxii) and index.
Contains an alphabetically arranged listing of euphemisms, each with a definition and sample sentence. Includes a thematic index.
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