Depraved and Insulting English » (First Edition)

Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea are the authors of Depraved English and Insulting English. They both live in New York City.

"Apodyopsis: The act of imagining someone naked. Gound: The crusty yellow substance that collects in the corners of one's eyes while one sleeps. Sacofricosis: Habitual rubbing of the genitals through one's pants pockets." All entries show part of speech, pronunciation, and sample sentences, and many contain a little history and commentary. The bibliography shows some 80 sources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Publishers Weekly

Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea, the gleefully naughty authors of Depraved English and Insulting English, combine their two guides to the puerile side of our popular tongue into one salty volume, efficiently titled Depraved and Insulting English. Sure, the words mome, limberham, encopresis are good, but what's better are the authors' usage examples, which demonstrate a mischievous exuberance. Explaining a particularly intense form of voyeurism, the authors write: "Being struck suddenly blind would have taxed any man, but for Mr. Bigelow, with his acute scopophilia, it smacked of divine vengeance." (Aug.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.