# Roger's Profanisaurus

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Roger's Profanisaurus and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a reference for British swearwords and vulgar euphemisms, and as a handy resource for naming projects. Readers find it more fun than Urban Dictionary.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for naming projects (1 comments): "We keep a copy in the office to use for naming projects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49519393))
- British view of swearwords (1 comments): "for a British view of swearwords and vulgar euphemisms" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47003826))
- More fun than Urban Dictionary (1 comments): "much more fun than the urban dictionary" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49523110))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Encyclopaedia Britannica](https://hackerapproved.com/p/encyclopedia-britannica.md): 29 recommend
- [507 Mechanical Movements by Henry T. Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/507-mechanical-movements.md): 12 recommend
- [The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford Ashley](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ashley-book-of-knots.md): 8 recommend
- [World Book Encyclopedia by World Book](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-book-encyclopedia.md): 5 recommend
- [The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-of-middle-earth.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0752215078?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780752215075) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Roger's Profanisaurus", https://hackerapproved.com/p/roger-s-profanisaurus/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).