This work investigates the linguistic gap between common human experiences and the official English lexicon by proposing a collection of invented words to fill these voids. The authors, Rich Hall and Arnie Ten, utilize a comedic framework to categorize everyday annoyances and peculiar phenomena that lack formal terminology. By applying a mock-academic structure to these neologisms, they argue that language should evolve to better reflect the nuances of modern life.

Readers frequently note the lighthearted and satirical nature of the prose, which serves as a humorous commentary on the limitations of the dictionary. Experts highlight this as a popular cultural artifact that popularized the term 'sniglet' in the 1980s.