Table of Contents

MierdaPreface
Helpful Hints
I. The Basics
Both Proper and Profane
Likely Subjects to Be Roundly Cursed
Everyday Necessities
Super Snippets
Pronouncing, Pros and Cons

II. The Many Ways of Dirty Self-Expression
First, That Mierda Word
Other Vulgarisms

III. The Body
Functional and Graphic
More Politely...

IV. Sex, Everybody?
¡Cómo No!
From Carnal Knowledge to Mother Love

V. Filthy Flights of Fancy
Or, How to Get Even with Your Car, Spanish Style
How to Completely Fuck Up Your Pet

VI. No, I Am Not a Turista!
Or, Where the Holy Hell Am I?
From the Night Before to the Morning After

VII. The Graces
Or, How to Turn Good Clean Fun into Devilish Dirt
Just Hanging Out and Shooting the Mierda!

VIII. Sorry, It's Really Big Test Time!

About the Author

Frances de Talavera Berger has lived in Mexico, Spain, and Los Angeles, California—where she has never been at a loss for words.