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Weird and Wonderful Words

By Erin McKean (Editor), Simon Winchester (Foreword by), Roz Chast (Illustrator)
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$22.99
By Erin McKean (Editor), Simon Winchester (Foreword by), Roz Chast (Illustrator)
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Weird and Wonderful Words is a pot-pourri, a gallimaufry, a salmagundi, a treasure trove of colourful, quirky, and unusual words. Containing hundreds of definitions written in a clear and conversational style and full-page illustrations which offer a whimsical and hilarious view of our glorious language. Amuse yourself and entertain your friends with your knowledge of who a snollygoster or a Funambulist may be, what a humdudgeon or a nubbingcheat was, or why you might want to engage in cato...

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