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Est. 1828
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Foreign

A Passel of English Words from Yiddish

Our little list is not the whole megillah

'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.

10 English Words from Dutch

Learn how to tell your caboodle from your caboose

17 Words With No English Equivalent

Unique words from around the globe

17 English Words That Come From Japanese

Some borrowed words don't get returned

All About Latin Plurals

Check your dictionary

8 Words We Stole from French

Spoiler: We stole way more than 8

Digging Up the Latin Roots of 14 Abbreviations

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

Skunk, Bayou, and Other Words with Native American Origins

You've used more than you might think

Words With London Origins

Essential words for Anglophiles

Favorite Words From Foreign Languages

Karaoke, chutzpah, kerfuffle & more

10 Words From Hindi & Urdu

From 'bungalow' to 'shampoo'

Acushla, and More Irish Words for Your Sweetheart

Erin go bragh!

9 Words for Transnational Currencies

Same name, different countries

7 Bonzer Aussie Words

From 'Anzac' to 'walkabout'

10 Indispensable Scottish Words

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

6 Filthy Americanisms that Aren't Actually American

And one that is

Schadenfreude and Other German Words Without Translation

Accept no substitutes

10 Words from Pennsylvania German

Don't be a 'snallygaster'

12 French Phrases from Downton Abbey

Many of us have an 'idée fixe'

8 Common Words from Arabic

Number 4 might scare you

A Guide to Pluralizing Foreign Borrowings

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