Semantricks
A Dictionary of Words You Thought You Knew
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, Jokes & Riddles, General Humour
| Author: | Lewis M. Gediman, Nino DeNicola, Paul Gediman, Michael B. Laudor | ISBN: | 9781429981729 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press | Publication: | June 24, 2008 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lewis M. Gediman, Nino DeNicola, Paul Gediman, Michael B. Laudor |
| ISBN: | 9781429981729 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Publication: | June 24, 2008 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Griffin |
| Language: | English |
At last, a book for the American Idle. Here is a punny new dictionary of inventive definitions of real words.
Acrimony: Spousal support payments following bitter divorce
Friction: Novel that rubs you the wrong way
Negligence: Woman's forgotten dressing gown
Zinfandel: Heathen wine
Ranging from the merely fetched (Spaniel: Iberian canine) to the far-fetched (Buccaneer: Piracy in corn pricing) to the neurologically suspect (Giraffe: Very tall spotted decanter), Semantricks will surprise, delight, and even stump the most word-wary pundits. Suffix it to say, you'll never look at diphthong the same way again.
At last, a book for the American Idle. Here is a punny new dictionary of inventive definitions of real words.
Acrimony: Spousal support payments following bitter divorce
Friction: Novel that rubs you the wrong way
Negligence: Woman's forgotten dressing gown
Zinfandel: Heathen wine
Ranging from the merely fetched (Spaniel: Iberian canine) to the far-fetched (Buccaneer: Piracy in corn pricing) to the neurologically suspect (Giraffe: Very tall spotted decanter), Semantricks will surprise, delight, and even stump the most word-wary pundits. Suffix it to say, you'll never look at diphthong the same way again.
