The Foolish Dictionary

By Wallace Goldsmith and Gideon Wurdz

Book Overview

The Foolish Dictionary by Wurdz, Gideon is a humorous and satirical book that provides a collection of definitions for various words in the English language. The author, who goes by the pseudonym Wurdz, uses wit and wordplay to create humorous and often nonsensical definitions that poke fun at the absurdity of language and human behavior.The book is divided into sections, each focusing on a different theme or topic, such as love, politics, and economics. Within each section, the author provides a series of definitions for words related to that topic. For example, in the section on love, the author defines ""kiss"" as ""a contraction of the muscles of the mouth and face due to the expansion of the heart.""The humor in The Foolish Dictionary is often absurd and relies heavily on puns and wordplay. Some of the definitions are outright nonsensical, while others contain a kernel of truth that is twisted in a humorous way. The book is meant to be read for entertainment rather than as a serious reference work.Overall, The Foolish Dictionary is a lighthearted and amusing book that will appeal to anyone who enjoys wordplay and humor. It is a classic of the genre and has been entertaining readers for over a century.LOBSTER The edible lobster is found off the New England Coast. The two-legged species is found everywhere. All kinds are green, but when roasted turn a bright red. Soubrettes are very dependent on both varieties for a living; together they furnish her with food, raiment, flats, diamonds, and occasionally indigestion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419162594
• ISBN13: 9781419162596
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Hillarious

This is a great sarcastic, witty, and sometimes a bit corny attempt at writing a dictionary. I recommend it, its quite a hoot (though, as I've said, it can get rather corny at some points).