The Little Book of Lost Words
Collywobbles, Ultracrepidarian and Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting
Joe Gillard
ISBN: | 9781760876852 |
Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
Published: | 1 October, 2019 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Links | Allen And Unwin |
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The Little Book of Lost Words
Collywobbles, Ultracrepidarian and Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting
Joe Gillard
An A-Z collection of some of the most unique words in history, this delightful book deals with surprisingly modern issues - such as sleeping in and procrastination - proving that while our language may change, humans do not! The Little Book of Lost Words presents each term ready for modern-day use, complete with definition, hilarious sample sentence and cheeky historical art. You'll learn new words for your favourite cosy space (snuggery), for a dishonest politician (snollygoster), and for a youth who sleeps through the day and doesn't work (dewdropper). If you like Lost in Translation, Shakespeare Insults Generator, Drunk History and Roald Dahl - and if you enjoy the way words like blatteroon and flapdoodle roll off the tongue - then you're the word-lover this book was written for. Want to know what it is to groke or to latibulate? Read this book!
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