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More than 300 barbs collected from Samuel Johnson's famous 1755 dictionary comprise some of his most scathing and humorous insults, including several lesser-known examples that have fallen out of popular use, in a volume of terms complemented by whimsically affronting definitions. By the author of The Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson. Reprint.
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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.
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