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Master lexicographer Paul Dickson has long held the record for collecting the most synonyms for any word in the English language - 2,231 for the word drunk, beating Benjamin Franklin, who published his own list in 1736. Now Dickson breaks his own record and presents more than 3000 words for tipsy, blitzed, roasted, whiskey friskey and Boris Yeltsined. An astute introduction puts the list into context, and each entry is lushly illustrated and annotated. A humorous and terrific exploration of language and a meditation on drinking culture throughout the ages.

About the Author :
Paul Dickson is the author of more than 45 nonfiction books and hundreds of magazine articles. Although he has written on a variety of subjects from ice cream to kite flying to electronic warfare, he now concentrates on writing about the American language, baseball, and 20th century history. His most recent titles include The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, Sputnik: The Shock of the Century, and Slang: A Topical Dictionary of Americanisms.

Review :
"A splendid new book."
--Ben Schott, The New York Times

"Where else could we learn that 30 years after the term plastered entered the drunk lexicon, the Arizona Lath and Plaster Institute would protest the use of the term?"
--Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times

"Is it a worthy book for anybody who likes food or wine (or beer or cocktails)? Absolutely. Because reading through these definitions, accompanied by Brian Rea's charming drawings, is so immensely pleasurable that it's intoxicating. Just like the title suggests."
--Time Out Chicago

"Dickson has done it again, entrancing those who want to eavesdrop on the slanguage of everyone from barista to bitheads."
--Erin McKean, American lexicographer and editor of Verbatim: The Language Quarterly

"With focus, a passion for language, and a world-class ear, Dickson has produced brilliant chapter after brilliant chapter, any one of which would be a lifetime achievement for most lexicographers."
--Tom Dalzell, senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781933633756
  • Publisher: Melville House Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Melville House Publishing
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 202
  • Sub Title: The Definitive Drinker's Dictionary
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1933633751
  • Publisher Date: 12 Nov 2009
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 297 gr


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