Ralph Keyes is the author of several books, including The Post-Truth Era, cited by Oxford Dictionaries as a primary source for their 2016 "Word of the Year." Keyes has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, ABC World News Tonight, and 20/20 (twice). He has been interviewed on All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, On the Media, and Fresh Air, and has written for Esquire, GQ, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Newsweek, Parade, Sports Illustrated, Harper's, and The American Scholar, where he also wrote a column on language. He now lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Muriel.

• 1. Zen and the Art of Word Creation2. Coined by Chance3. Casual Coinage4. Just Kidding 5. Prankery 6. Taunt Terms I: Euro7. Taunt Terms II: U.S.8. Coins in Bubbles9. Ink-Stained Word Coiners10. Kiddie Lit 11. Naming the Future12. Literary Lingo13. Ivy-covered Words14. Coined with Intent15. Nonstarters16. Van Winkle Words17. Disputation18. Word Wars19. Coiner's Remorse20. You Too Can Coin a Word BibliographyNotesAcknowledgments

Every page offers lexicographical surprises, among them the early use of vegan (in 1944) and the failed coinage Malthusianism as a replacement for contraception ... Readable and wide ranging, Keyes's book will appeal to both experts and word aficionados.

Ralph Keyes is the author of several books, including The Post-Truth Era, cited by Oxford Dictionaries as a primary source for their 2016 "Word of the Year." Keyes has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, ABC World News Tonight, and 20/20 (twice). He has been interviewed on All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, On the Media, and Fresh Air, and has written for Esquire, GQ, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Newsweek, Parade, Sports Illustrated, Harper's, and The American Scholar, where he also wrote a column on language. He now lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Muriel.

• 1. Zen and the Art of Word Creation2. Coined by Chance3. Casual Coinage4. Just Kidding 5. Prankery 6. Taunt Terms I: Euro7. Taunt Terms II: U.S.8. Coins in Bubbles9. Ink-Stained Word Coiners10. Kiddie Lit 11. Naming the Future12. Literary Lingo13. Ivy-covered Words14. Coined with Intent15. Nonstarters16. Van Winkle Words17. Disputation18. Word Wars19. Coiner's Remorse20. You Too Can Coin a Word BibliographyNotesAcknowledgments

Every page offers lexicographical surprises, among them the early use of vegan (in 1944) and the failed coinage Malthusianism as a replacement for contraception ... Readable and wide ranging, Keyes's book will appeal to both experts and word aficionados.

Ralph Keyes is the author of several books, including The Post-Truth Era, cited by Oxford Dictionaries as a primary source for their 2016 "Word of the Year." Keyes has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, ABC World News Tonight, and 20/20 (twice). He has been interviewed on All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, On the Media, and Fresh Air, and has written for Esquire, GQ, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Newsweek, Parade, Sports Illustrated, Harper's, and The American Scholar, where he also wrote a column on language. He now lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Muriel.

• 1. Zen and the Art of Word Creation2. Coined by Chance3. Casual Coinage4. Just Kidding 5. Prankery 6. Taunt Terms I: Euro7. Taunt Terms II: U.S.8. Coins in Bubbles9. Ink-Stained Word Coiners10. Kiddie Lit 11. Naming the Future12. Literary Lingo13. Ivy-covered Words14. Coined with Intent15. Nonstarters16. Van Winkle Words17. Disputation18. Word Wars19. Coiner's Remorse20. You Too Can Coin a Word BibliographyNotesAcknowledgments

Every page offers lexicographical surprises, among them the early use of vegan (in 1944) and the failed coinage Malthusianism as a replacement for contraception ... Readable and wide ranging, Keyes's book will appeal to both experts and word aficionados.