Sull'Autore
Opere di Josefa Heifetz Byrne
Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words: Gathered from Numerous and Diverse Authoritative… (1974) 439 copie
The Indispensable Dictionary of Unusual Words: Over 6,000 Obscure and Preposterous Words to Know, Learn, and Love (2012) 13 copie
Mrs. Byrnes Dictionary 2008 Calendar: A 366-day Quiz Calendar of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words (2007) 1 copia
Word Lover's Dictionary 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1930
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Attività lavorative
- lexicographer
- Relazioni
- Heifetz, Jascha (father)
- Breve biografia
- Daughter of Jascha Heifetz, violinist.
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 6
- Utenti
- 621
- Popolarità
- #40,536
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 12
My colleague has highlighted some of his favourite words, including "whiskerino" (a beard growing contest"), "stasivalence" (the ability to have sexual intercourse only while standing) and the magnificent "lalochezia" (talking dirty to relieve tension) and I'm sure every reader will have their own preferences. Personally, I'm glad to see my own favourite word, "wayzgoose" (an annual holiday for those in the printing industry) is included.
This book also allows me to reminisce about the time when I was about 12 and innocently looked up the word "catamite", thinking it has something to do with railway stations. It doesn't, unless there's some even weirder fetishes out there than the sober human mind can imagine.… (altro)