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  2. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Crap: The word "crap" did not originate as a back-formation of British plumber Thomas Crapper's surname, nor does his name originate from the word "crap", although the surname may have helped popularize the word. [1] [2] The surname "Crapper" is a variant of "Cropper", which originally referred to someone who harvested crops.

  3. Hokkien profanity - Wikipedia

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    literal meaning English translation Notes khàu: 哭 to cry khàu iau: 哭枵 to cry for hunger 哭 (khau 3) means to cry, and 枵 (iau 1) means hunger. khàu pē: 哭爸 to cry for father 哭 (khau 3) means to cry, and 爸 (pe 7) means father. – Lān – Pe̍h-ōe-jī Hàn-jī literal meaning English translation Notes lān: 𡳞 male ...

  4. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...

  5. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    Literal English translation will align it with "-ness" (a.i. hardness, stubbornness). An example is: "hardegat-geit" (lit. hard-arsed and cocky). gham – A word to describe someone that acts out in an uncivilzed manner, or refer to lower class person. (other words would be "tappit", :kommen: or when someone is gham it portrays them as being ...

  6. What Does Luxury Mean For Gen Z? Fancy Groceries - AOL

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    When people talk about luxury goods, they often mean high-end designer brands and stuff like watches or jewelry. But a new trend has emerged among the younger generation: for people who can't ...

  7. Oi (interjection) - Wikipedia

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    Oi / ɔɪ / is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or to express surprise ...

  8. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a multilingual neural machine translation service developed by Google to translate text, documents and websites from one language into another. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, as well as an API that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications. [3]

  9. Fan (person) - Wikipedia

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    Fans at a recital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado, stan or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer.