| 000 | 00830nam a22001217a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 082 |
_a423 _bMRS.M |
||
| 100 | _a Byrne,Josefa Heifetz | ||
| 245 | _aMrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words | ||
| 260 |
_aLONDON _b Lyle Stuart _c1979 |
||
| 300 | _a242p. | ||
| 500 | _aFirst it must be known that all 6000 weird words lovingly compiled by Mrs. Byrne are "real" English words, legitimized by at least one major dictionary. That said, the inclusions are delightfully ludicrous, unfailingly obscure and often sadly missing from common parlance. The English language seems the poorer without "furfuraceous" (covered with dandruff), "omphaloskepsis" (meditation while gazing at one's navel) or "blabagogy" (a criminal environment). It's the most addictively interesting dictionary imaginable. | ||
| 942 | _cBK | ||
| 999 |
_c225501 _d225501 |
||