The Illustrated Compendium of Ugly English Words: Including Phlegm, Chunky, Moist, and More

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Tyler Vendetti Rebecca Pry

The Illustrated Compendium of Ugly English Words

Including Phlegm, Chunky, Moist, and More

Tyler Vendetti, Rebecca Pry

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CIDER MILL PRESS
24 September 2019

Language: reference & general; Fiction & Literature

Series: Illustrated Compendium

Behold the 300 Ugliest Words in the English Language! Proceed at your own risk!

J. R. R. Tolkien once said that cellar door is the most beautiful phrase in the English language; since then it has received quite a bit of attention from poets and linguists. But what of the ugly words? This delightfully humorous volume celebrates the words that make people gag and cover their ears. Too long have these atrocious utterances gone unrecognized, nay, shunned from society. No longer! The Illustrated Compendium of Ugly English Words pays homage to the 300 worst words in existence, such as:

Amazeballs (noun): The public’s opinion on this word can be perfectly encapsulated by a recent Slate article titled “Who coined amazeballs and why do they hate humanity?”

Chunky (adjective): Chunky (meaning “lumpy”) is a word so vile, it can make even the most pleasant image sound disgusting. Let’s try. Chunky flower. Chunky chocolate milk. Chunky Jonathan Van Ness. See?

Moist (adjective): Slightly or moderately wet; damp; the linguistic equivalent of stepping in a lukewarm puddle in socks and feeling the water ooze between your toes with every step thereafter.

Rural (adjective):

Meaning “of the countryside,” rural’s definition is not actually gross. Its foulness stems more from its pronunciation, which forces the speaker to make a noise akin to the grunt of a zombie.

Worm (noun): Any type of burrowing, elongated invertebrate with a soft, limbless body. (Is that a description of a real creature or a monster from a nightmare video game? Hard to say.)

What makes these words ugly? It’s the nature of the word’s meaning, the pre-existing association the reader has with the word, or the sound and look of the word—or all three! The Illustrated Compendium of Ugly English Words catalogs the ugliness from A to Z, along with each word’s pronunciation guide, definition, and origin, plus quotes demonstrating usage. Illustrations on nearly every page of this hardcover make it both a hilarious reference book and the ideal gift for anyone who can’t stand the sound of words like acrid, panties, gubernatorial, ointment, and squirt.

More than anything, though, this compendium can be used as a reminder that, despite all of our differences, deep down we all share the same hopes, the same dreams, and the same primal hatred for the terms that make us go, “Ugh, why would you even say that?!”

By: Tyler Vendetti
Illustrated by: Rebecca Pry
Imprint: CIDER MILL PRESS
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 475g
ISBN: 9781732512634
ISBN 10: 1732512639
Series: Illustrated Compendium
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 24 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born and raised in a small Massachusetts town that you've probably never heard of, Tyler Vendetti is a writer, reader, and dessert enthusiast with a relentless love for the English language. As a contributor to xoJane, TIME Online, Cosmopolitan magazine, HelloGiggles, The Penny Hoarder, Thought Catalog, and more, she has been dubbed the internet's resident word queen by her mom and at least one stranger on Twitter. Tyler has worked at NBCUniversal and is a Writers' PA for Warner Bros. Entertainment, where she spends her days fetching coffee, reading scripts, and researching obscure ways to kill off your favorite characters. She is an out and proud nerd with a passion for comedy, horror movies, and restaurants that keep Christmas lights up year-round. You can find her on Twitter at @HeyThereFuture or at her apartment in Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her roommate and her invisible cat, Catsper. Rebecca Pry is an illustrator and designer living in Warwick, New York. She received a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design in 2013. Rebecca's art adds a humorous twist to everyday items and scenes, and she has created patterns and graphics for home goods, books, accessories, and apparel. She regularly shows her work in local galleries in the Hudson Valley. When she is not drawing, she is outside in a brightly colored sweater. See more at rebeccapry.com.