Master lexicographer Paul Dickson has long held the record for collecting the most synonyms for any word in the English language - 2,231 for the word drunk, beating Benjamin Franklin, who published his own list in 1736. Now Dickson breaks his own record and presents more than 3000 words for tipsy, blitzed, roasted, whiskey friskey and Boris Yeltsined. An astute introduction puts the list into context, and each entry is lushly illustrated and annotated. A humorous and terrific exploration of language and a meditation on drinking culture throughout the ages.
