Fighting Words: From War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers by Christine Ammer
Fighting Words: From War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers

Christine Ammer

Fighting Words: From War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers

Christine Ammer

284 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

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An astonishing number of words and phrases have entered our language from warfare, including Jeep, bazooka, and G.I. as well as words such as magazine and wardrobe, which have since lost their military meaning. Here are nearly 1,000 terms, alphabe...

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