Balderdash and Piffle

A thrilling ride through the provocative, bewildering and often downright bizarre world of language and its origins. Alex Games reveals the tragic story behind the expression ‘sweet FA’, why ‘barmy’ once had more to do with your beer than your brain, and how a little bit of ‘hanky-panky’ could literally work magic. This is a funny but rigorously researched account of English words and their etymology.
Hardback.