The Meaning of Tingo - And other Extraordinary Words from Around the World

Did you know that people in Bolivia have a word that means 'I was rather too drunk last night and it's all their fault?' Or that Albanians have 27 words for moustache? Or that the Dutch word for skimming stones is plimpplamppletteren? Drawing on the collective wisdon of over 280 languages, this intriguing book is arranged by theme, so you can compare attitudes all over the world to such subjects as food, the human body, and the battle of the sexes...