- The words moron, imbecile, and idiot are not interchangable. The one with the highest level of intelligence is a moron, followed, by an imbecile, and then idiot.
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- The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn't have one syllable, it has three.
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- The word "diastema" is the word for having a gap between your teeth.
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- The word Lethologica describes the state of not remembering the word you want to say.
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- The word "dexterity", to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word "deter" is "sinister", to do with evil, it is related to the left hand.
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- Of all the words Dr. Seuss made up in his storybooks, only one has stuck in the English vocabulary: grinch, which is refers to a killjoy -- and it took more than 20 years.
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- The fleshy bulbs on each side of your nose are called the Alea (AY-lee) singular Ala (AY-luh).
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- The word "walkman" was included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1986.
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- The word "limelight" that is used in theatre to refer to the performers on the stage originated because before electricity was available lime was burned in a lamp, which created a white light that was directed at the performers.
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- The word "vamp" is used to describe the upper front top of a shoe.
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- The word "Denim" comes from the French phrase "serge de Nimes" which is a fabric made in a town located in southern France.
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- The word breakfast was coined due to the fact that after sleeping for hours, we are "breaking our fast."
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- The word witch comes from the word "wicca" which translates to the "wise one."
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- Oscar Wilde and his friends came up the with the word "dude." It came from the words "duds" and "attitude."
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- Another way to say "every 9 years" is Novennial.
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- Used in art the word "sfumato" refers to the subtle blending of an outline by gradually blending one tone into another.
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- The name for the sign "&" which represents the world "and" is ampersand.
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- Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
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- Lipogram refers to writing that does not have certain letter or letters.
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