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The whatchamacallit

those everyday objects you just can't name : (and things you think you know about but don't)

by Danny Danziger

EtymologyEnglish languageOnomastics

Teaches the lesser-known names of everyday objects, including the aglet at the end of a shoelace, the pink carnuncula in the corner of one's eye, and the cardboard zarf that slips around coffee cups.

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Book data: Open Library