The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For
- ISBN-10
- 0752227599
- ISBN-13
- 9780752227597
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-10
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Authors
- Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
Description
Meanings of made up words.
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