Ben Schott

"Schott’s great interest is taxonomy. How do we organise what we know, and how might we do it differently?"

Delighted by this generous and astute review of "Schott's Significa" by Henry Hitchins in @thespectator1828.bsky.social

Fatto a Mano Con Amore!

A field guide to Italian gesticulations (handmade with love) from "Schott's Significa"

Review: Schott's Significa Review of Schott’s Significa: An Unexpectedly Essential Guide for Language by Ben Schott

When a reader review nails exactly what you were hoping to achieve:

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As I walked down my aisle and round the nose of the plane to his aisle, I saw that the ink had bled into the fabric to form a ransom note of genuine horror.

And so, not wanting to terrify my hero at 30,000 feet, I strode straight past him and sat back in my seat.

RIP, Sir Tom.

BENNETT — There is a revolution in Russia, sir.

CARR — Really? What sort of revolution?

BENNETT — A social revolution, sir.

CARR — A social revolution? Unaccompanied women smoking at the Opera, that sort of thing?

Years ago I was flying Upper Class @virginatlantic.bsky.social to New York when I spotted Tom Stoppard in a seat on the other side of the plane.

After a rather refreshing lunch, I decided to write my favourite passage from "Travesties” on a linen napkin, in the hope he would autograph it …

🦊 DON'T POINT AT THE FOX!!

A selection of HUNT SABOTEUR slang from benschott.com/significa

cc @huntsabs.org.uk

GRWM, fam! A selection of influence vocabulary from http://
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Ping-Pong Pile Ons with the Nikon Choir … Paparazzi slang from www.benschott.com/significa

Happy Corduroy Appreciate Day to all who celebrate! 11/11, the date most resembling corduroy!

"Dude! Do you even lift?"

A selection of GYM SLANG from benschott.com/significa

From "Schott's Significa" — some slang from filming reality TV.

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”Urges contrary to swallowing”
“The Roman method”
“Reversal of Fortune”

Welcome to the insane vocabulary of eating competitions (i.e., “chompetitions”)

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It was a delight to chat about "Schott's Significa" with the
Kirkus Books team. Listen here …

www.kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2025...

YouTube video by Ben Schott Schott's Significa

@petersokolowski.bsky.social Ahoy! Did you receive a copy of my latest, "Schott's Significa". If not, might I rectify that?
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W.O.Y.F.T. · What’s On Your Feet Today?

A selection of #SNEAKERHEAD slang from "Schott's Significa"

One of my favourite sections of "Schott's Significa" … a collection of comic strip conventions — penned by the legendary @vizcomic.bsky.social toonist @daveyjones.bsky.social

'Schott's Significa - an unexpectedly essential guide to language.' Ben Schott unlocks 53 linguistic subcultures, including: casinos and crypto, doctors and dog walkers, bartenders and typographers, stunt performers and church ushers, paparazzi snappers and competitive eaters.

Detail from a 2 page spread in Schott's Significa: 'Schott's COMICS...STRIPPED! A bumper bonanza of cartoon conventions.'

Well chuffed to have had a small involvement in Schott's Significa, the highly addictive new book by the author of Schott's Original Miscellany. It's a field guide to linguistic subcultures, and I collaborated on the section about the conventions of the comic strip.

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Before you take your next ride in one of London's black cabs, divine the difference between mushers and butterboys, and much else besides, by consulting @benschott.bsky.social's Significa www.amazon.com/Schotts-Sign...

"Wen Lambo, degen?"

A selection of #Crypto lingo from wwww.benschott.com/significa

Schotts Significa SCHOTT IS BACK – and better than ever. From the mind behind the million-copy bestseller Schott’s Original Miscellany comes an indispensable field guide to the hidden lore and secret languages of our m...

Are you a donk, a triple George, or a steamer? You better find out before you head to the tables. I suggest you consult @benschott.bsky.social's newest work, which will open as many new worlds for you as it has for me: www.worldofbooks.com/products/sch...

ClubCast 7: Ben Schott on Clubland language To mark the launch of Ben Schott’s new book, Schott’s Significa, I spoke to Ben about the distinctive and idiosyncratic use of language in London Clubland.

I interviewed Ben Schott for ClubCast - the Clubland Podcast - as we talked about the use of language in private members’ clubs.

A must-listen you can find on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or even Substack below.
clubland.substack.com/p/clubcast-7...

A selection of cheating slang from Las Vegas casinos …

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How loyal to T-Swizzle are you?

Does Aunt Becky Taylurk your Insta?

Or are you just Clowning?

“Schott’s Significa” deconstructs Swiftmania, one parasocial term at a time.

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Ben Schott discusses his new book Schott's Significa Secret languages surround us from graffiti writers, gondoliers, and gym rats to spies, sneakerheads, and Swifties. Every group creates a private lingo of jargon and gestures that eludes the rest of th...

I chat all things "Schott's Significa" with the broadcasting legend Pat Kenny

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🍸 Delighted to discover that "Schott's Significa" unveils the secret slang of four of the 50 Best Bars in the world including the #1 …

Can't wait for this … come and say hallo!

🚨Sneak preview of “Schott’s Significa”

“The Rosetta Stone for modern times.” — Graydon Carter

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