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Did you know there’s a word that used to be shouted so often that, when you heard it, you’d better jump out of the way? Or that there’s a word for awkward youth, and even one for a beautifully shaped bum? And what if I told you none of these words are new?

Discover the definitions, synonyms, and etymology behind 26 obscure English words in my first illustrated dictionary. The centre pages even fold out into a neat timeline!

Publishing on 11 June 2026