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  1. www.getsurrey.co.uk › news › surrey-newsWhat is a ‘cranleigh’ and how do you ‘frimley’? - Douglas ...

    Aug 21, 2016 · In this way the eventual book The Meaning of Liff (1983) found definitions for "common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize but for which...

    • Georgina Townshend

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Meaning_of_LiffThe Meaning of Liff - Wikipedia

    The Meaning of Liff (UK Edition: ISBN 0-330-28121-6, US Edition: ISBN 0-517-55347-3) is a humorous dictionary of toponymy and etymology, written by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, [1] published in the United Kingdom in 1983 and the United States in 1984.

    • Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
    • 1983

  3. liff.hivemind.netExtracts from the Meaning of Liff

    All of these definitions come from The Meaning of Liff and The Deeper Meaning of Liff, both by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd. All of the words are actually place names, taken mostly from locations in the UK, but also from the rest of the planet.

  4. books.google.com › books › aboutThe Meaning of Liff : The Original Dictionary Of Things There ...

    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...

    • Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
    • Pan Macmillan, 2013
    • illustrated, reprint

  5. books.google.com › books › aboutThe Meaning of Liff : The Original Dictionary Of Things There ...

    Oct 10, 2013 · 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...

    • Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
    • Pan Macmillan, 2013
    • reprint

  6. archive.org › details › meaningofliff0000adamThe meaning of Liff : Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 : Free ...

    Jul 26, 2021 · The meaning of Liff Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to ...

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  8. www.librarything.com › work › 31202The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams | LibraryThing

    The Meaning of Liff was the bestselling humour book that resulted. It sold hundreds of thousands of copies and remains to this day, nearly thirty years later, a much-loved classic of its kind.*And, indeed, Liff …