Rude Britain (subtitled 100 Rudest Place Names in Britain) is a 2005 book of British place names with seemingly rude or offensive meanings.[1] The book (ISBN 0-7522-2581-2) is written by Rob Bailey and Ed Hurst, and published in the United Kingdom by the Pan Macmillan imprint Boxtree.
| Author | Rob Bailey, Ed Hurst |
|---|---|
Publication date | 2005 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 0-7522-2581-2 |
Each of the 100 names chosen by the authors is accompanied by a photograph and a placename etymology. The etymologies are often due to Great Britain's history of repeated invasion, occupation, and assimilation, combined with a human predilection for double entendres.
Entries include North Piddle (from the Old English word pidele, meaning marsh), Pratt's Bottom, Ugley, Titty Ho, and Spital-in-the-Street (a hamlet in Lincolnshire with a name based on the Middle English spitel, meaning hospital).
References
edit- ^ Lyall, Sarah (January 22, 2009). "No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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