From aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur(a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon firedfrom the back of a camel), the words in this book are guaranteed to expand yourvocabulary and confound your friends. They may be obscure and even preposterous,but every entry in this eye-opening book has been accepted as a formal orlegitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. This dictionary does notclaim or attempt to be complete. It is based completely on the editor's sense ofwonder and absurdity. It is educational, yes, but also more fun than any dictionaryhas a right to be!