Hugh Rawson (1936–2013)
Author of Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
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Works by Hugh Rawson
Wicked Words: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-Downs, and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to… (1989) 174 copies
Unwritten Laws: The Unofficial Rules of Life As Handed Down by Murphy and Other Sages (1997) 105 copies
A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare: A Topical Guide to Over 3,000 Great Passages from the Plays, Sonnets, and… (1992) — Editor — 100 copies
A Dictionary of Invective 2 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1936-09-12
- Date of death
- 2013-06-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Mamaroneck, NY, USA
- Place of death
- Washington, CT, USA
- Relationships
- Miner, Margaret (wife)
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Members
- 849
- Popularity
- #30,131
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 30