Though they have been removed from the dictionary, Dr. Crowley still counts them as English words. “Consider the word ‘diddle,’ a slang term from the 1700s that means ‘gin,'” he says.

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Sometimes they describe an attribute. Or a moment. Or maybe just a vibe. These are the words from other languages that don't have a direct equivalent in English, and yet carry so much meaning. The ...

The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary put out a call asking people to share words in other languages that don't fully translate to English. People came through.

Write out the words below adding un- to the start. Then explain what the new word means. The first one has been done for you: certain = uncertain. This means not certain. sure = happy = tidy = well = ...

And waiting near the top of your search results will be Julien Miquel. Miquel, age 43, makes short YouTube videos that sound out English words, much like many other online instructors.

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...

Few of us use all–or even most–of the 3,000 English-language words available to us for describing our emotions, but even if we did, most of us would still experience feelings for which there ...