The Ig Nobel Prizes are part of what is more or less an apprisal of the word apprise, supplied by the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Abulziement and Abusion
Abulziement and Abusion can each be found in James B. Montgomerie-Fleming‘s Notes on Jamieson’s Scottish Dictionary, published by W. Hodge in 1899. Here is a photograph of Major James B. Montgomerie-Fleming displaying his knees. This photo was taken during Major Montgomerie-Fleming’s lifetime. One might note that Major Montgomerie-Fleming’s left and right hands are not displayed:
The most Curious Work ever Published?
As far back as 1882, the publishers of ‘The Sydney Slang Dictionary’ (which listed such phrases) insisted that it was “By far the most Curious Work ever Published.” The question of whether it actually was or not, and/or whether even curiouser publications might have appeared since then, remains highly debatable. Either way, an article in […]