Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers, Trolleys and Others
Diarmaid O´Muirithe
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Description for Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers, Trolleys and Others
Paperback. A humorous and informative guide to some of the bizarre word origins and connections of the English language Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
What is your problem if you are ringled to a flazzard? When is Chewidden Day? How might you get out of the langle? Why is going for a dacker a quite innocent activity in one place, but something rather more lewd elsewhere? Words, Words, Words probes lexicography, dialect, sexual practices, sport and social history to create a humorous and informative guide to some of the more bizarre byways of the English language. If you’ve ever had trouble telling your etymology from your entomology, this is the book for you.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843510598
SKU
V9781843510598
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
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About Diarmaid O´Muirithe
DIARMAID O MUIRITHE is a native of New Ross, County Wexford, and retired Senior Lecturer in Irish at University College Dublin. He is author of The Words We Use column in the Irish Times, A Word in Your Ear (1997), Folklore of County Wexford (1999) and A Dictionary of Anglo-Irish (2000).
Reviews for Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers, Trolleys and Others
‘His brilliant column in The Oldie is the first thing I turn to. He once called me a tome feek and I’m still blushing.’ – Joanna Lumley ‘Diarmaid O Muirithe knows his words. He knows them in their variations and in their sources, and knows what they mean when they don’t appear to mean anything. His knowledge is encyclopaedic and ... Read more