The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in
1983 and remains a much-loved humour classic. This edition has been revised and updated and
includes The Deeper Meaning of Liff giving fresh appeal to Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's
entertaining and witty dictionary. In life there are hundreds of familiar experiences
feelings and objects for which no words exist yet hundreds of strange words are idly loafing
around on signposts pointing at places. The Meaning of Liff connects the two. BERRIWILLOCK
(n.) - An unknown workmate who writes 'All the best' on your leaving card. ELY (n.) - The first
tiniest inkling that something somewhere has gone terribly wrong. GRIMBISTER (n.) - Large body
of cars on a motorway all travelling at exactly the speed limit because one of them is a police
car. KETTERING (n.) - The marks left on your bottom or thighs after sunbathing on a wickerwork
chair. OCKLE (n.) - An electrical switch which appears to be off in both positions. WOKING
(ptcpl.vb.) - Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for.
