Merriam-Webster Asks For Best Non-English Words And The Results Are Awesome

These words need to be added to the English dictionary — pronto!
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Merriam-Webster started a Twitter thread on Tuesday, and there are no words for just how awesome it was.

The premise was simple: The dictionary publisher simply asked non-English speakers for words in their language that are perfect, but don’t translate easily into English.

The results were a veritable cornucopia of words that truly fit every sort of occasion ― some more specifically than you might expect.

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