The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

Karen Elizabeth Gordon

176 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction reference funny informative fast-paced

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"What on earth does lagniappe mean? A sluggard who lies around till noon? A she-wolf of Anapurna? A car that demands heavy pampering?" In fact, none of the above. But one can find this Creole French word delectably defined in THE DISHEVELED DICTIO...

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