Bullshit: A Lexicon

by Mark Peters

Book Overview

An irreverent lexicon of the seemingly infinite ways we call bullshit, written by a McSweeney's columnist and etymologist, illustrated by a New Yorker-contributing cartoonist.

What's the difference between "balderdash" and "drivel"? Where did "mumbo-jumbo" come from? How should you use "meadow mayonnaise"? What's "felgercarb" and which popular TV show coined it?

There are hundreds of common and rare terms for bullshit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101904534
• ISBN13: 9781101904534
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.4"