Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit

Synopsis of Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit

«Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit» is the humor and linguistics book by Stephen Dodson and Robert Vanderplank (Tarcher, paperback, 128 pages, in English).

The book collects insults, derogatory expressions and curses from more than forty languages, organized by language and illustrated. Each entry offers examples of phrases impossible to translate literally, such as 'Warmduscher' or 'Duro de mollera', and shows each culture's wit in offending, surprising or making people laugh, with notes on gestures.

2009 edition, first in paperback, with black-and-white illustrations; the full subtitle is 'Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs, and Curses from Around the World'.

For language enthusiasts and humor lovers who want to discover colloquial expressions beyond language textbooks.