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Author
Wulffson, Don L.
Title
Abracadabra to zombie : more than 300 wacky word origins / Don & Pam Wulffson ; illustrations by Jared Lee.
Edition
First edition.
Publication Info.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2003]
©2003
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https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1239330~S1
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95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction
J 422.03 WUL
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Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction
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Description
150 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note
Includes index.
Summary
Provides the stories behind the meanings of such common words and phrases as Adidas, jeep, ketchup, peeping Tom, tuxedo, and Yankees.
Subject
English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries, Juvenile.
English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author
Wulffson, Pam.
Lee, Jared, illustrator.
ISBN
0525471006
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