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Author:
Beard, Henry, author.
Title:
Spinglish : the definitive dictionary of deliberately deceptive language / Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf.
Publisher:
Blue Rider Press,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xvi, 347 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subject:
English language--New words--Humor.
English language--Humor.--Humor.
English language--Terms and phrases--Humor.
Vocabulary--Humor.
Figures of speech--Dictionaries.
Exaggeration (Philosophy)--Dictionaries.
Other Authors:
Cerf, Christopher, author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-341).
Contents:
English-Spinglish. Spinglish-English -- English-Spinglish.
Summary:
"An all-you-need dictionary of "spin," with new and useful words for everyday and special occasions, by bestselling humor writers Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0399172394 (hardcover)
9780399172397 (hardcover)
LCCN:
2015007373
Locations:
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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