{"product_id":"totally-weird-and-wonderful-words-paperback","title":"Totally Weird and Wonderful Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin McKean\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. 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 dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin McKean\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Senior Editor for the Oxford University Press North American Dictionary Program and the Editor of \u003cem\u003eVerbatim\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoz Chast\u003c\/strong\u003e is a staff cartoonist for The \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and the author of more than five books of cartoons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDanny Shanahan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a staff cartoonist for the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and illustrator of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Sea Scroll Palindromes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.56 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47677881254136,"sku":"9780195312126","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/WGNwOGxYUGxibmJJUUtoZEFPbTRadz09.webp?v=1766213727","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/totally-weird-and-wonderful-words-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}