Flapdoodle
Pronunciation: Flap-do-dull
Definition: Nonsense
Example: Dave thought that the poliotician's big speech was a load of old flapdoodle. He didn't believe a word he said.
Crampon
Pronunciation: Cram-pon
Definition: A plate of spikes that's fixed to a book to help the wearer to transverse difficult terrain like ice or rock.
Example: Sir Edmund Hillary asked santa for a new crampon for his next trip up the mountain.
Unbirthday
Pronunciation: Un-birth-day
Definition: Any day except one's birthday; a neologism coined by C.S. Lewis.
Example: I didn't want to make Joseph a cup of tea, but I felt like I had no choice when he told me it was his unbirthday.
I won't spoil any more for you but there are some real gems in these pages which I'll leave for you to find. If you pick yourself up a copy of this book, come back and tell me in the comment (or on Twitter) what your favourite words were.
I've decided to take on the challenge to incorporating some words into my everyday speech. With the upcoming UK election, I expect flapdoodle to become much more prevelant.
I can highly reccommend this book to any fan of the English language, lexcologists, or anyone who can read. You can pick up a copy here.