Deipnosophists Aided by Dictionary of Weird
If lexicographers at the new World Oxford Dictionary of English have their way, everyone will be a deipnosophist--someone skilled in after-dinner chat--once armed with their latest dictionary.
The Dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words came about as a form of light relief for word compilers of weightier tomes.
“We know people love unusual words, and so do we. It was an enjoyable sidebar to the core of our job. It’s always nice to journey to the outer limits,” said Angus Stevenson, project editor for English dictionaries at Oxford University Press.
“There are some great old words that are being replaced by new trendy ones. I mean, ‘crapulous’ is a much better way to call someone drunk,” he said.
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