Dr Johnson's Reliquary of Rediscovered Words

By: Johnson, Dr N.

Astound your friends and befuddle your foes with this delicious lexicographical feast of rare and rediscovered words Fedity. (Fe-di-tee) n. Loathsome practice . There being none greater than the addition of lemonade to a single malt. Chuff. (Chuf) n. A boorish or churlish person. A most helpful word which not only denotes a person at whom a swift kick might usefully be directed, but also incorporates a hint as to where it might be aimed. In these pages you will discover words you never knew existed, and rediscover many that you had forgotten or had given up all hope of ever seeing again. For each word a definition is provided as well as hilarious commentary. If the amoindering of the language by fifish chuffs leads you to fleer and the infandous overslipping of orthoepy makes you feel wamble, this is most certainly the book for you. Prepare to fike, gane, and gaure as Dr. Johnson certiorates, carrying carotic catachresis to new heights, and providing all lovers of leguleian lexicographical detail with a rich feast of mullock, cultch, and peltry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224086383
• ISBN13: 9780224086387
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Random House UK
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.