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17 Words With No English Equivalent

Unique words from around the globe

A Passel of English Words from Yiddish

Our little list is not the whole megillah

8 Words We Stole from French

Spoiler: We stole way more than 8

17 English Words That Come From Japanese

Some borrowed words don't get returned

'In Vino Veritas' and Other Latin Phrases to Live By

Top 10 Latin Phrases

10 of Our Favourite British Words

Please don't whinge about being knackered, you prat.

All About Latin Plurals

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10 English Words from Dutch

Learn how to tell your caboodle from your caboose

10 Words from Nahuatl, the Language of the Aztecs

Avocado, chocolate, and more

Favorite Words From Foreign Languages

Karaoke, chutzpah, kerfuffle & more

Digging Up the Latin Roots of 14 Abbreviations

Beyond 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

A Guide to the Names of French Sauces

17 saucy terms (and how to say them)

A Guide to Pluralizing Foreign Borrowings

Get to know them.

We Heart Scottish English

We might be an American dictionary, but we love Scottish English

Giving Meaning to the Latin (and French) in 'The Exorcist'

Say "Howdy" to these Latin phrases

9 Words for Transnational Currencies

Same name, different countries

10 Words from Pennsylvania German

Don't be a 'snallygaster'

Words With London Origins

Essential words for Anglophiles

Skunk, Bayou, and Other Words with Native American Origins

You've used more than you might think

6 Filthy Americanisms that Aren't Actually American

And one that is

10 Words from Russian

'Parka', 'disinformation', and more

10 Indispensable Scottish Words

Plus 4 more ways to say 'one for the road'

7 Bonzer Aussie Words

From 'Anzac' to 'walkabout'
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