Explains the meaning and origins of over 100 nonsense words that make the English language more colorful including such examples as "flip-flop, " "fuzzy-wuzzy, " "cancan, " and "tutti frutti."

An illustrated collection of Tom Swifties, daffynitions, pangrams, anagrams, and other wordplay jokes and cartoons.

This book profiles twenty-six authors with original and distinctive approaches to literature and language. From a man who used vanity license plates to tell stories and a woman who made new poems by subtracting letters from published works, to people who studied word origins and variations, this is a celebration of the adventurers who have explored language with a sense of curiosity and playfulness. -- Adapted from provided information and jacket....