[1][2][3] It was first published in Australia as The Superior Person's Little Book of Words in 1979[4] and subsequently re-published under its current title.

[5] The work collects several bizarre, obsolete and supposedly very useful words from the English language.

[6] Godine has reported that the work is one of their bestselling titles and sells between "25,000 to 30,000" copies a year.

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