More Sniglets: Any Word That Doesn't Appear in the Dictionary, but Should

by Rich Hall

Collier Books paperback. Comedy illustrated.

Genres: Humor, Language

93 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1985

About the author

Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.
After winning a Perrier Comedy Award in 2000, using the character of Tennesseean country musician Otis Lee Crenshaw, Hall became popular in the United Kingdom, regularly appearing on QI and similar panel shows. He has created and starred in several series for the BBC, including comedies with Mike Wilmot and documentaries often concerning cinema of the United States. Hall has also maintained a successful stand-up comedy career, as both Crenshaw and himself.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

#88 of 120 books pledged to read during 2019

[Jeremy Hunter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sniglets are words that don't appear in the dictionary but should. Some of the Sniglets were clever and laugh out loud fun. Most missed the mark.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of useful and amusing words. Two of my favourites are:
Darf: the least attractive side of a Christmas tree that ends up facing the wall.
Squaffels: the individual squares comprising a waffle.
Until you read a book of sniglets you’re unaware of how many useful words we are yet to create.

[Book Elf · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny and entertaining words/terms on things that seem not have a proper name or adjective.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I remember correctly, these were collected from viewers who wrote to the old show "Not Necessarily the News" on HBO.

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to read.