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If This List Seems Dodgy, Perhaps You're Just Stroppy

Top 10 Favorite British Words, Vol. 2

'Chutzpah' & 'Kvetch': English Words from Yiddish

Our little list is not the whole megillah

10 Words from Nahuatl, the Language of the Aztecs

Avocado, chocolate, and more

8 Words We Stole from French

Spoiler: We stole way more than 8

'Disinformation,' 'Parka,' and Other Common Words from Russian

and 'Vodka'!

All About Latin Plurals

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17 English Words That Come From Japanese

Some borrowed words don't get returned

Alcohol & Algebra: Common Words from Arabic

Number 4 might scare you

Schadenfreude and Other German Words Without Translation

Accept no substitutes

10 English Words from Dutch

Learn how to tell your caboodle from your caboose

10 of Our Favourite British Words

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

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

Top 10 Latin Phrases

Acushla, and More Irish Words for Your Sweetheart

Erin go bragh!

Favorite Words From Foreign Languages

Karaoke, chutzpah, kerfuffle & more

Skunk, Bayou, and Other Words with Native American Origins

You've used more than you might think

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)

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

Say "Howdy" to these Latin phrases

8 Latin Phrases That Mean Something Different in English

Same Latin, different meaning

We Heart Scottish English

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

A Guide to Pluralizing Foreign Borrowings

Get to know them.

Going Greek: 7 Words from the Greek Alphabet

When English borrows from another alphabet

17 Words With No English Equivalent

Unique words from around the globe
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