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The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words: Including Bumbledom, Jumentous, Spaghettification, and More

The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words is an illustrated dictionary of the 300+ most specific words in the English language, along with their definitions, roots, and (hilarious) usage quotes!

Have you ever been lying in your bed, surrounded by crumbs and wrappers, feasting on your fifth pop tart and thought, â€œI wish there was a word for thisâ€? Well, there is! Accubationis - the practice of eating and drinking while lying down. The English language is populated by many words that have a regular place in everyday conversation, and The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words celebrates these words by featuring definitions, origins and usage, and couplingÂ illustrations. Words include:

Badling (noun) - a group of ducks.
Crapulence (noun) - sickness resulting from eating too much.
Guddle (verb) - fishing only with your hands.
Kaiju (noun) - A film genre characterized by giant, terrifying monsters.
Slugabed (noun) - A lazy person who stays in bed late.
Wegotism (noun) - The excessive use of the word â€˜weâ€™.

With more than 300 insanely specific words, youâ€™d think that you would know a few of them, right? Well, think again! Weâ€™re willing to wager that you donâ€™t know a single one of these words! Unless, of course, you have a special interest in the smell of horse urine (the word for that particular odor is jumentuous). The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words not only captures these words through equally specific illustrations, it also tells you what they mean! And like so many great reference books before it, itÂ is organized in alphabetical order, from aglet to zopissa.

Readers will close this book a little bit smarter than they were when they picked it up!Â
Country USA
Brand Whalen Book Works
Manufacturer Cider Mill Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781732512665
ReleaseDate 2020-03-03
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781732512665

Country	USA
Brand	Whalen Book Works
Manufacturer	Cider Mill Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781732512665
ReleaseDate	2020-03-03
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781732512665

The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words: Including Bumbledom, Jumentous, Spaghettification, and More

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