Adam Sharp
28 September 2023
An idiom abroad: One man’s guide to the weirdest European slang
A new book of bizarre phrases in European languages aims to counter a rising tide of nationalism
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Don’t Hurt the Blackbird, Animals Everywhere! and other literary classics
The translations of familiar film and book titles into different languages can be fascinating, comical and often downright bizarre
Read the full article06 September 2023
Commies in the funhouse: how European slang depicts women
This Danish colloquialism for menstruation is just one of countless slang terms and phrases – often demeaning – that apply to women
Read the full article30 August 2023
Mouse cinema and tin idiots: the world of European slang
From ‘crispbread phoners’ to ‘Cheryl Coles’, many of the latest slang terms around the world have been coined by technology and global events
Read the full article23 August 2023
Mulligrubs and woofits: a tour of slang of the past
A tour of British and European slang of the past begins with old terms for drinking too much.. and feeling the effects afterwards
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