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The F-Word

Current price: $22.99
The F-Word
The F-Word

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The F-Word

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No word has generated more uses, more creative euphemisms, and more strong opinions than . Jesse Sheidlower's historical dictionary, now in print for over 25 years, charts the uses of fuck and its many permutations, from to . It illustrates every sense of every entry with quotations, from the earliest that can be found to a recent example, showing exactly how the word has been used throughout history. This new edition is not just a minor update but a comprehensive revision of Sheidlower's groundbreaking text for the internet age. Major new discoveries push back the known history of by almost two hundred years. Sheidlower also considers rapidly changing attitudes towards the use of in public discourse. The volume includes over 2,500 new quotations; over 150 new antedatings (earlier examples of existing entries, improving our understanding of the word's development); and over 150 entries, including high-profile recent uses such as AF 'as fuck', , and the group of expressions of the sort to or .

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