The Pocket Guide to Mischief by Bart King

Author:Bart King
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Published: 2008-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Schmuck: Silly goof.

Smatchet: A small, nasty person.

Thumbsucker: No explanation needed. Extra credit to anyone who says fumbshucker.

Toxic sock syndrome: Stinky socks.

Tukhes (took-his): The Yiddish word for “butt.”

Uriniferous (yoor-in-if-er-us): Carrying pee or urine.

Verrucose: Covered in warts.

Wazzock (English): Mild insult for someone who is foolish.

Whiffle: A pipsqueak, a twerp.

The Underworld

The Viking god of mischief, Loki, had a daughter who was black on one side and white on the other. Here name was Hel, and her kingdom was Niflheim. This was the underworld, where Vikings believed most souls went after they died. Although Niflheim wasn’t all that bad, Hel’s name later came to be associated with a very unpleasant place. In fact, after someone added an “l” to her name, her name became a bad word for some people!

If you are looking to refer to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks but don’t want to actually say it, here are some alternatives:

the abyss

Avernus

the bottomless pit

Brimstone Land

Detroit

Erebus

Gehenna

Hades

Las Vegas

the Nether World

perdition

the pit of Acheron

Sheol

Stygia

Tartarus

the void

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