Wordslut
by Amanda Montell
Title:
Wordslut
Author:
Amanda Montell
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
304 pages
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN-13:
9780062868886
EAN:
9780062868886
Publication Date:
09/07/2020
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
388
Dimensions (mm):
135 x 202 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£10.72
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Description
Even before its usage to mean “a female canine,” bitch didn’t refer to women at all—it originated as a gender-neutral word for “genitalia.” A perfectly innocuous word devolving into an insult directed at females is the case for tons more terms, including hussy, which simply meant “housewife”;
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