Author

Adam Jacot de Boinod

4 books

Books

  1. The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World 1999
  2. I Never Knew There Was a Word For It 2010
2 more
  1. The Wonder of Whiffling: And Other Extraordinary Words in the English Language 2010
  2. Toujours Tingo

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