A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flourishes for Artful Users...
- ISBN-10
- 0356094820
- ISBN-13
- 9780356094823
- Category
- English language
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Author
- Hugh Rawson
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