Afterliff

A liff is a familiar object or experience that English has no word for. <i>Afterliff, </i>its long-awaited sequel, corrects this disgraceful oversight by recycling the names found on signposts.<br><br>This brilliant successor to Douglas Adams' and John Lloyd's 1983 classic <i>The Meaning of Liff </i>features over 900 essential new definitions, including:<br><br><b>Anglesey n.</b><br>Hypothetical object at which a lazy eye is looking.<br><br><b>Badlesmeare n.</b><br>One who dishonestly ticks the 'I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions' box.<br><br><b>Caterham n.</b><br>An overwhelming desire to use the Pope's hat as an oven glove.<br><br><b>Clavering ptcpl v.</b><br>Pretending to text when alone and feeling vulnerable in public.<br><br><b>Eworthy adj.</b><br>Of a person: worth emailing but not worth phoning or meeting.<br><br><b>Kanumbra n.</b><br>The sense that someone is standing behind you.<br><br><b>Ljubljana interj.</b><br>What people say to the dentist on the way out.<br><br><b>Loughborough n.</b><br>The false gusto with which children eat vegetables in adverts.<br><br><b>Sorrento n.</b><br>The thing that goes round and round as a YouTube video loads.<br><br><b>Uralla n.</b><br>A towel used as a bathmat. <br><br> In 1983, John Lloyd and Douglas Adams authored <i>The Meaning of Liff, </i>a bestselling humour classic which went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. John Lloyd's other books include <i>1,411 QI Facts To Knock You Sideways</i> and <i>The Book of General Ignorance. </i>