(Paperback)

From bodily functions to the dirtiest insults onto war and weaponry to illicit substances, this book goes where no dictionary has dared go before. It is the only adults-only etymology dictionary.

(Hardback)

A dazzling illumination of the astonishing kaleidoscope that is the English language, Useless Etymology explores and examines the words we use every day - and why we use them - with a joyful blend of wit, wonder and whimsy.

(Hardback)

From bodily functions to the dirtiest insults onto war and weaponry to illicit substances, this book goes where no dictionary has dared go before. It is the only adults-only etymology dictionary.