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Gift of the Gab

Gift of the Gab: The Irish Conversation Guide

By Tadhg Hayes(Hardback)

Ships 2-4 weeks

$19.55NZD

Sign Language

Sign Language: Travels in Unfortunate English from the Readers of the Daily Telegraph

By The Daily Telegraph(Hardback )

A hilarious tour of the state of our mother tongue, from the people who brought you Am I Alone In Thinking ...?, Sign Language is a collection the most inappropriate, confusing, poorly translated and mind-bogglingly bizarre signs from around the world.

Ships 7-10 days

$24.99 $19.99NZD

Dicktionary

Dicktionary: 101 Fun Words for Penis

By Todd Goldman(Paperback)

Features 101 euphemisms for penis, including 70 original full colour illustrations.

Ships 7-10 days

$17.73 $15.42NZD

Talk Dirty German

Talk Dirty German: Beyond Schmutz: The Curses, Slang, and Street Lingo You Need to Know When You Speak Deutsch

By Alexis Munier & Karin Eberhardt(Paperback)

Sprechen Sie Dirty Deutsch? If you think German is all brat and no wurst, think again. German is sexier - and dirtier - than you might imagine. This work offers readers a basic introduction into the netherworlds (and nether regions) of the true Jargon.

Ships 7-10 days

$14.38NZD

I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar

I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection of Egregious Errors, Inadvertent Bloopers, and Other Linguistic Slip-ups

By Sharon Eliza Nichols(Paperback)

A collection of 200 photos culled from a facebook group - featuring misspelled and ungrammatical signs from around the world.

Ships 7-10 days

$17.78 $15.46NZD

Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney Rhyming Slang

By Shelley Klein(Paperback)

Have you ever been lost for words in the East End markets? Ever got your Gertie Gitanas (bananas) confused with your corns and bunions (onions) and it's all gone a bit Pete Tong (wrong)? This book presents some of the most frequently used old-fashioned phrases, including: 'apples and pears' - stairs, and 'Barnet Fair' - hair.

Ships 7-10 days

$14.99 $12.74NZD

D!rty German

D!rty German: Everyday Slang from What's Up? to F*ck Off!

By Daniel Chaffey(Paperback)

GET D!RTYNext time you're traveling or just chattin' in German with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: -Cool slang-Funny insults-Explicit sex terms-Raw swear words "Dirty German" teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Germany: -What's up?Wie geht's? -I'm smashed.Ich bin total angeschickert. -Fuckin' Munich....

Ships 7-10 days

$15.47NZD

Addictionary

Addictionary: Werds to Live by

By Jim Banister(Paperback)

Features neologisms that are organized into categories and illustrated. This volume is suitable for wordsmiths.

Currently Unavailable

$15.04NZD

D!rty Japanese

D!rty Japanese: Everyday Slang from 'what's Up' to "F*ck Off'

By Matt Fargo & Seigo Nakao(Paperback)

GET D!RTYNext time you're traveling or just chattin' in Japanese with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: -Cool slang-Funny insults-Explicit sex terms-Raw swear words "Dirty Japanese" teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Japan: What's up?Ossu? How's it hanging?Choshi doyo? I'm smashed.Beron beron ni....

Ships 7-10 days

$15.47NZD

Berkeley High School Slang Dictionary

Berkeley High School Slang Dictionary

(Paperback)

Containing a striking array of words the students of Berkeley High have identified as part of the cultural and linguistic fabric of spoken English, this volume is more than a list of new slang terms; it's also an exciting look at how different cultures and communities reclaim their language in creative ways.

Ships 7-10 days

$17.13NZD

The Scottish Traveller Dialects

The Scottish Traveller Dialects

By Jess Smith & Robert Dawson(Hardback)

This book comprises both a dictionary and analysis of the dialect of the Scottish Travellers.

Ships 2-4 weeks

$22.46NZD

The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang

By Betty Kirkpatrick(Paperback)

Starting out as a private language to fool coppers (bottle and stoppers), Cockney rhyming slang has always had a tremendous vitality. This little book offers hundreds of definitions.

Currently Unavailable

$4.99 $4.24NZD

Wyse Words

Wyse Words

By Pascal Wyse(Hardback)

The words that should exist, but don't

Ships 7-10 days

$22.64NZD

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