Words for Life - To Boost Every Day of the Year

Did you know that the Scots have over 400 words for snow or what a binfluencer is? What about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers or how Mayday became a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does. From wabbit to dust bunnies , from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, WORDS FOR LIFE offers a full year''s supply of verbal vitamin shots guaranteed to entertain and enlighten, to brighten and boost every single day. From a Mother-in-Law''s Dream to a Yuleshard, in Susie Dent''s hands these amazing expressions can fix (or at least nail) the problems of modern life, whether it''s dealing with unrequited love or an unsatisfactory politician, eating a whole packet of biscuits or forgetting someone''s name. From starting January 1 with your best foot forward ( qualtagh ) to leaping happily into the unknown (with a drink in your hand) on 31 December, every year is a journey and now you have the perfect guide all the way through. And 365 words you''ll want to keep for life.

About the author

Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.

Product details

• Authors: Susie Dent, Dent Susie
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781399820653
• ISBN: 978-1-399-82065-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, HUMOR / Form / Trivia, Humour, Language: history & general works, Language: history and general works