Posted on Apr 18, 2022

41 Fascinating words from other languages we should definitely import to English.

CPT Jack Durish

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The French needed a word for slapping someone in the face with a penis?

On a related note, my son and I used to enjoy watching the original Japanese version of the obstacle course competition "Ninja Warrior" and it seemed that they adopted foreign words and added "wah" rather than using their own words for novel things and ideas. If true, why was one of the obstacles referred to as "Spiderwall-wah"? Are there no spiders in Japan?

41 Fascinating words from other languages we should definitely import to English.

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Posted 2 y ago

I believe we're getting PUTURIA'd by the politicians...

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CW3 Harvey K.

Posted 2 y ago

So Will Smith might have done something even more shocking at the Academy Awards.
Great collection of words that voracious English may adopt. "Schadenfreude" was the only one I've seen in use.
Maybe spiders in Japan were driven out by some Japanese version of Saint Patrick?

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