Butt Rot and Bottom GasQuirk Books, 2007 - 112 pàgines butt rot /b@t rät/ n. a fungal disease affecting the butt, or base, of a tree bot*tom gas /bä2-t@m gas/ n. a type of breathing gas carried in portable tanks and inhaled by under-water divers The English language is full of words that sound obscene but aren't. Words like arsole (an organic chemical compound), crack spread (a calculation showing theoretical market values of petroleum), cunctator (a person who procrastinates, delays, or wastes time), and spotted dick (a traditional English dessert made with hot, thick custard). Seventh-grade English teacher Eric Groves, Sr., has spent years listening to his students giggle after he used terms like thespian, coccyx, and masticate. Now he has compiled hundreds of these so-called "dirty" words into a delightful glossary, complete with illustrated definitions of their true meanings. From air cock (a valve on a boiler) and bushmaster (a large venomous snake) to cummingtonite (a mineral) and beyond, Butt Rot and Bottom Gas is a hilarious reference for word lovers and the snickering seventh grader in all of us. |
Frases i termes més freqüents
abbr Accomack County acronym alternative name alternative term American American football Australia ball change beaver Beefeaters bǝt bird Bitchfield blō blü blue bôl bôlz Bottom Gas British Butt Rot called chemical compound civil parish climax community County Durham cunt splice dandy cock device dīk England Europe feathers fish flowers football fornicate gyrus found throughout French genus Greek word hard head hōl hole hôr käk kle'-vij known krēm Kummer theory kumquat Lake Latin word lick lōd male meat mēt metal mineral musical na⚫ked naked shorting nǝt nipplefruit Oil Thigh ôr'-gǝn organ pärk Pee Pee Township pǝmp pink plant player pump ri'-vǝr River rope Rope splices sauce Scotland screw sell skrü snooker songbird species sperm whale Spotted dick stuffed suck⚫er ta⚫tion tǝŋ tion town usually valve village and civil village in County wood yellow boy