L Is for Lollygag

Quirky Words for a Clever Tongue

By Chronicle Books Staff
(Chronicle Books, Hardcover, 9780811860215, 128pp.)

Publication Date: May 2008

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook

Categories: Reference - Dictionaries

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A is for apple? B is for ball? Humbug! Forget about that hackneyed gobbledygook. In this lexicon oflinguistic delights, word lovers of all ages will discover that A is for alley-oop, B is for brouhaha, and L is for, well, lollygag ! Packed with quirky illustrations, fun trivia, and lists within lists, this is one humdinger of a dictionary.

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