A Dictionary of Uncomfortable Words: What to Avoid Saying in Polite (or Any) Conversation
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Realizing a dictionary was necessary to alert the public, they created The Dictionary of Uncomfortable Words. Each word is followed by a brief explanation of why it makes people uneasy when spoken, such as:
- Abhor: Looks innocuous enough on paper but utterly filthy when spoken aloud.
- Bull: In most circles, this word is merely a prefix. We prefer the term man-cow.""
- Congeal: Just because gooey becomes crusty doesn't mean we want to hear about it.
- Crotch: This word is disturbing even when referring to trees.
- Dingleberry: This is one fruit you don't want to eat.
- Half-cocked: Sounds like a circumcision that went too far.
- Horehound: A drunk with too much money in his pocket on Saturday night.
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Book details
- Author
- Andrew Witham, Brian Snyder
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 144
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Humor › Form › Essays
- Topics
- humor · word humor · language and wordplay · social awkwardness · comedic essays
- ISBN-13
- 9781581824278 (Hardcover)9781684423590 (Paperback)
About the author
ANDREW WITHAM is a screenwriter and co-author of A Dictionary of Uncomfortable Words: What to Avoid Saying in Polite (or Any) Conversation, written with Brian Snyder. The book catalogs more than 650 words that provoke discomfort when spoken aloud, each accompanied by a brief explanation.
Witham holds a degree from Indiana University.
Andrew lives in West Hollywood, California.