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Book Reviews of Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of

Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of
Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
ISBN-13: 9780345494245
ISBN-10: 0345494245
Publication Date: 9/25/2007
Pages: 160
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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justreadingabook avatar reviewed Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of on + 1713 more book reviews
Too funny and a great read! You will be understanding and speaking like a redneck in no time! My son (teenager) thought this was hysterical.
reviewed Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of on + 202 more book reviews
More funny definitions from comic Jeff Foxworthy.
reviewed Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of on + 9 more book reviews
very funny!
thunderweasel avatar reviewed Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning of on + 147 more book reviews
Webster must be rolling over in his grave right now.

Blue Collar Comedy alum Jeff Foxworthy has penned a handy little guide to redneck terminology, taking words like 'mitosis' (method of cell division) and 'tableau' (picture, or scene), giving them simplified definitions and applying them to more common day-to-day conversation. I mean, really - wo talks about a 'tableau' at a gallery or art show? You're more likely to ask for a cutback on your usual round of Budweiser at the local watering hole so you can keep your 'tableau'. Get it? Oh, Foxworthy is full of them.

In a nutshell, it's a 151-page read chock full of wordplay. If you're a little anal and uptight about your grammar, you probably won't get the same laughs out of this book as a NASCAR-lovin', beer-drinkin' Texan will...if he can tear his eyes away from Tony Stewart long enough to read it, that is.

And though the book has no real use other than being able to identify slight loopholes in the English language in which one word sounds like a combination of two or more slang terms, the alternating detailed Oxford-worthy denotations bounce perfectly off the proceeding examples that are destined to become a part of Larry the Cable Guy's act. Particular favorites are 'honor student', describing a female instructor allowing her student to...earn some good grades, I guess you can say; 'Sioux Falls', elaborating on a woman named Susan's apparent clumsiness; 'Mayberry', in which a personal's burial site is contemplated; and 'cannelloni', describing the limited capacity of a can.

If none of those make sense, fulfil your curiosity and give it a look. Reading it will only take about two hours of your time, and then you can stuff it under the mattress as your wife walks in the room before you've 'cauterize'.