Dr. Seuss Was Even Weirder Than You Realized

Dr. Seuss couldn’t just call it a giraffe—he’d turn it into something like a “Gizzledoofer” or “Baffle-Bonker.” He had an irresistible urge to Seussify everything, transforming ordinary words into playful, made-up marvels that sounded like they leapt right off the page.