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Why Dictionary.com chose fress
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- A dialect word used in the area around Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- From Yiddish fresn or German fressen “to eat ravenously or devour.”
- Related to the word 蹿谤别迟鹿, meaning “to worry.”
EXAMPLES OF FRESS
- No one talks when the food is good 鈥� we just fress.
- Stop fressing on all the mangos! Leave some for the rest of us!
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Why Dictionary.com chose wakerife
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- First recorded in 1470鈥�80.
- Combines 飞补办别鹿 + rife, meaning “abundant, plentiful, or numerous.”
- Primarily heard in Northern England and Scottish dialects.
EXAMPLES OF WAKERIFE
- The flickering streetlamp buzzed, keeping the neighborhood wakerife.
- After a long nap in the afternoon, she found herself wakerife deep into the night.
esprit de corps
[ e-spree duh kawr ]
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noun
a sense of unity among a group working on a common goal
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Why Dictionary.com chose esprit de corps
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- First recorded in 1770鈥�80.
- From French, meaning “spirit of the group.”
EXAMPLES OF ESPRIT DE CORPS
- Months of training together had forged an esprit de corps among the Olympic team.
- The restaurant’s staff thrived on an esprit de corps that made even busy nights enjoyable.
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