{"product_id":"weird-and-wonderful-words-9780195159059","title":"Weird and Wonderful Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Erin McKean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Word Lists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeird 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 catopromancy. Appendices include a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots. The perfect stocking filler and gift book, Weird and Wonderful Words is sure to be a favourite of logophiles (word lovers) everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45118354882711,"sku":"9780195159059","price":1645.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195159059.webp?v=1767274298","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/weird-and-wonderful-words-9780195159059","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}