An Emotional Dictionary

Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder

An Emotional Dictionary
Susie Dent
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Hardback
h218 x 140mm - 400pg
13 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781529379679
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Whether it' s the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people' s happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown' s Dictionary Corner and lexicographer extraordinaire, is going to help you find them. Here are 1001 terms everyone needs, whether it' s the best kind of hug (CWTCH), the relief found in swearing (LALOCHEZIA), or the ability to endure till the end (PERTOLERANCE). It' s time to rediscover the lost positives of language (and be more GORM); find out how a stork gave us the word for the love between parent and child, and who the first MAVERICK was. Packed with unexpected stories and unforgettable words, on a mission to describe the indescribable, this life-enhancing book will deepen your vocabulary as much as it extends it. Welcome to the first truly human dictionary, as idiosyncratic and unusual as you are.
Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4' s Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, More or Less; and is a regular panellist on R4' s Wordaholics. Susie also writes a weekly column for the Radio Times, reviews for the Spectator and has almost 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. This is the book she has always wanted to write.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529379679
Published: 13 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 218mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 400

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