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Explore 24 books like The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce — a handpicked selection united by Word Lists, Puns & Wordplay, Language, and Topic.

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The Meaning of Liff The Original Dictionary of Things There Should Be Words For — Douglas Adams

The Meaning of Liff The Original Dictionary of Things There Should Be Words For

Themes: Word Lists • Puns & Wordplay • Language

The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between (Name Meanings, Fun Facts, Word Origins, Etymology) — Patrick Foote

The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between (Name Meanings, Fun Facts, Word Origins, Etymology)

Themes: Word Lists • Language • Topic

Blimey, I’m Knackered! An American’s Survival Guide to British English — Marshall Hall

Blimey, I’m Knackered! An American’s Survival Guide to British English

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

The Tequila Mockingbird Kit Cocktails with a Literary Twist — Tim Federle

The Tequila Mockingbird Kit Cocktails with a Literary Twist

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

Uncle Shelby’s Abz Book: A Primer for Adults Only — Shel Silverstein

Uncle Shelby’s Abz Book: A Primer for Adults Only

Shel Silverstein

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

Jest for the Pun of It Wordplay for Those Who Dare — Meridith Montague

Jest for the Pun of It Wordplay for Those Who Dare

Meridith Montague

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

Away with Words An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions — Joe Berkowitz

Away with Words An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

… and Then You Die of Dysentery Lessons in Adulting from the Oregon Trail — Lauren Reeves

… and Then You Die of Dysentery Lessons in Adulting from the Oregon Trail

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

The Brick of Dad Puns Over 200 Pun-ishingly Hilarious Jokes — Cider Mill Press

The Brick of Dad Puns Over 200 Pun-ishingly Hilarious Jokes

Cider Mill Press

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

The Dictionary of Posh Incorporating the Fall and Rise of the Pails-Hurtingseaux Family — Hugh Kellet

The Dictionary of Posh Incorporating the Fall and Rise of the Pails-Hurtingseaux Family

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Language • Topic

Mental Floss: The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases & Surprising Etymologies — Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss

Mental Floss: The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases & Surprising Etymologies

Erin McCarthy & the team at Mental Floss

Themes: Word Lists • Puns & Wordplay • Form

Port Out, Starboard Home The Fascinating Stories We Tell About the Words We Use — Michael Quinion

Port Out, Starboard Home The Fascinating Stories We Tell About the Words We Use

Michael Quinion

Themes: Word Lists • Language • Topic

The Superior Person’s Complete Book of Words — Peter Bowler

The Superior Person’s Complete Book of Words

Themes: Word Lists • Language • Topic

Big Book of Wordsearches 6: 300 Themed Wordsearches (Collins Wordsearches) — Collins Puzzles

Big Book of Wordsearches 6: 300 Themed Wordsearches (Collins Wordsearches)

Collins Puzzles

Themes: Word Lists • Puns & Wordplay • Form

The Dictionary of Difficult and Unusual Words Over 10,000 Confusing Terms Explained — Diagram Group

The Dictionary of Difficult and Unusual Words Over 10,000 Confusing Terms Explained

Themes: Word Lists • Puns & Wordplay • Form

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of — Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of

Themes: Language • Topic • Form

How to Speak Southern — Steve Mitchell

How to Speak Southern

Themes: Language • Topic • Form

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary II More Words You Thought the Meaning Of — Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary II More Words You Thought the Meaning Of

Themes: Language • Topic • Form

Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit And Other Country Sayings, Say-So’s, Hoots and Hollers — Allan Zullo

Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit And Other Country Sayings, Say-So’s, Hoots and Hollers

Themes: Language • Topic • Form

Be the Bus The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon — Mo Willems

Be the Bus The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Topic • Form

Word Perfect Etymological Entertainment for Every Day of the Year — Susie Dent

Word Perfect Etymological Entertainment for Every Day of the Year

Themes: Language • Topic • Form

The Little Book of Dad Perfect Words for Awesome Dads — Orange Hippo

The Little Book of Dad Perfect Words for Awesome Dads

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Topic • Form

Jokes Every Man Should Know — Don Steinberg

Jokes Every Man Should Know

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Topic • Form

Off the Hook Off-Beat Reporter’s Tales from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) — Nancy Besonen

Off the Hook Off-Beat Reporter’s Tales from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.)

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Topic • Form

Fans of The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce will find 24 titles here, all united by Word Lists, Puns & Wordplay, Language. Authors represented include Douglas Adams, Patrick Foote, Marshall Hall, Tim Federle, and others.

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