Toujours Tingo: More Extraordinary Words to Change the Way We See the World by Adam Jacot De Boinod

Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 300 languages, Toujours Tingo has discovered all kinds of actions and objects, tastes and noises that English simply doesn't have the vocabulary for.

We've all met a layogenic (Tagalog - a person who is only good-looking from a distance), a jayus (Indonesian - someone who tells a joke so unfunny that you can't help laughing), and a mouton enragé (French - someone usually calm who loses their temper).

The Meaning of Tingo was a hit bestseller, appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show and inspired a round of questions on University Challenge. Toujours Tingo offers an eccentric guide to life through thousands of surprising new words and facts that Adam Jacot de Boinod has gathered from all round the world.

Whether you are physiggoomai (Ancient Greek - excited by eating garlic) or knedlikovy (Czech - rather partial to dumplings), there are riches here to charm and amuse everyone...

"Intriguing and wonderful... a fascinating insight into other cultures."    The Times

"An extraordinary book, exploring the areas where English fails us... try these weird and wonderful words on for size."    The Mirror