I have no idea how 99% of these are relatable but I love the idea of giving very relatable definitions to strange place names. There's just so many, and yes, I recognized a lot of the ideas behind these words. Not really meant to be read in one go, though, I think, probably a lot funnier to read while drunk and doing these at random.

So much a part of my daily vocabulary that I often get very very odd looks and don't know why. A must have.

ok, some things are spot on but despite being a small book it drags on.

Very, very British, occasionally very, very funny and more than a bit illuminating and surprising - but also a bit dated and sexist. I'd like to see a 21st century update (or a spinoff, given that Douglas Adams is gone).

So I didn't realize this was just a new edition of the first book. I expected a whole new book of additional words. However, this was an improvement on the original. There were some new words and definitions but mostly it was just enhanced with some pictures and pronunciations. At first I thought this would bother me but I actually appreciated more the pseudo-etymology of the words than I did the first time. It also, for some reason, made it seem more British which! also for some reason! brings me joy. Fun read and had I known this was just a new version of the original I would have skipped straight to this one.

One of the greatest witty off the wall bathroom books. My second time reading this and still makes me laugh.

Adams' review of a lexicon of made-up words and terms, with many handy usable phrases that I would have never thought of for myself. Best of all, it drove me to start finding names for things there weren't a name for, like the pit formed on the underside of where your elbow is. Bowpit.

A lot of entertaining definitions attached to repurposed place names.

Only a handful of these pairings work. For the most part, the names are not suitable for their definitions, so you're best off ignoring them and just reading this as a list of "things for which there should already be words".

At first I was thrilled to get this ebook for $1.99 because I am a huge fan of Hitchhiker's, but after reading about half of the letter A entries I was scratching my head. I thought the "words" would have some rooting in real etymology, which would have been entertainly clever, but all these were just randomly made up words and spit out definitions with not one molecule of actual connection. I could have done that.

For a bit the items and situations, which ranged from hilarious to only mildly funny, were enough but it became tedious after awhile. I deemed it not even worth the $1.99 sale price, and returned the ebook to Amazon.

This must have been very fun to write. It's almost "too smart" for me to follow. Extremely clever. Funny.

This is one funny book! It's dictionary-style; a good purse book, to read while you're stuck in line.

In ‘The Meaning of Liff’ Douglas Adams and John Lloyd have expanded the English language by noting down the meaningless names that lie underused on signpost and attribute new purpose to them covering the common experiences we have yet to assign a word to.

Depford(n).
The Disappointment one feels when our favourite author puts out a book not worthy of their name.

Twinning(n).
The nagging sensation the reader feels that he has been swindled out of five pounds that would have been better served giving to a barmaid in return for a couple of pints of beer or indeed burning.

Lepton(n).
The disconcerting feeling that some people will love the said book and Leap-Upon any critic daring to say it’s rubbish.