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27 de abr. de 2024 · Weird and Unusual Words to Make Your Own. Animosity: a feeling of strong dislike or resentment for someone or something. Apoplectic: someone overcome with rage and anger. Articulate: the ability to express oneself clearly through speech. Balderdash: a ridiculous or unbelievable statement or claim.
24 de oct. de 2002 · 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.
Weird and Wonderful Words. Erin McKean. Oxford University Press, 2002 - Humor - 132 pages. Weird and Wonderful Words is a pot-pourri, a gallimaufry, a salmagundi, a treasure trove of...
24 de oct. de 2002 · 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.
Erin is the author of three Weird and Wonderful Words books, the best-selling novel The Secret Lives of Dresses, and (most recently) The Hundred Dresses, a field guide to dresses.
We’ve brought together a list of some weird and wonderful words, from aa (a kind of volcanic lava) all the way to the Zyrian language. Along the way you’ll encounter words for ‘resembling an ostrich’, ‘a bird’s wishbone’, and the technical term for the big toe… Weird and wonderful words - Language reference content from Oxford.
23 de oct. de 2006 · Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford's...
