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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

All About Latin Plurals

Check your dictionary

17 English Words That Come From Japanese

Some borrowed words don't get returned

17 Words With No English Equivalent

Unique words from around the globe

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

10 Words from Nahuatl, the Language of the Aztecs

Avocado, chocolate, and more

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

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

Top 10 Favorite British Words, Vol. 2

8 Latin Phrases That Mean Something Different in English

Same Latin, different meaning

10 Words from Russian

'Parka', 'disinformation', and more

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.

8 Common Words from Arabic

Number 4 might scare you

12 French Phrases from Downton Abbey

Many of us have an 'idée fixe'

10 Words from Pennsylvania German

Don't be a 'snallygaster'

Schadenfreude and Other German Words Without Translation

Accept no substitutes

6 Filthy Americanisms that Aren't Actually American

And one that is

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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