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The Dictionary of Bullshit: A Shamelessly Opinionated Guide to All That Is Absurd, Misleading and Insincere

by Nick Webb

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Bull shit (n.; adj; adv.; etc.)

1: deceitful language; lies 2: jargon or cliches intended to place a positive spin on something plainly negative 3: anything said by a politician, CEO or PR flak 4: new age, modern, postmodern, cutting edge, meta or Xtreme 5: pretty much everything you read or hear these days.

A hilarious, irreverent and generally subversive compendium of what passes for discourse today, The Dictionary of Bullshit savages politics, self-help, marketing, the media, all things new age, statistics, science and business.

From the political credibility gap (aka lying) to the oxymoronic instant classic, whether you're in a paperless office or have been out-sourced, The Dictionary of Bullshit is an all-out offensive against all that is phony, stupid and just plain meaningless.

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This dictionary pins down the deceptive and meaningless words and phrases that have increasingly saturated our lexicon, defining bullshit from the many areas where it flourishes-politics, self-help, business, marketing, the media, statistics and science. commission fees (n.) In large export deals, a euphemism for bribes. See also old-fashioned conversation. butt brush (np.) A legendary discovery from the famous marketing guru Paco Underhill. If you make the aisles in a shop too narrow in order to maximize the space available for merchandise, sales may go down. This is because women do not like to stop and browse if other people, including men, have to squeeze past them, giving rise to the infamous ?butt brush.? This insight made Paco rich and persuaded many companies that marketing is clever stuff.

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9781402207808
Subtitle:
A Shamelessly Opinionated Guide to All That Is Absurd, Misleading and Insincere
Author:
Webb, Nick
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Subject:
Business
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Dictionaries - Idioms & Slang
Subject:
English language -- United States.
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English language -- United States -- Usage.
Publication Date:
April 2006
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Hardcover
Language:
English
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Y
Pages:
166
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7.04x5.86x.73 in. .56 lbs.

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