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- First recorded in 1545–55.
- From the Turkic root ordu, meaning “army camp; palace.”
EXAMPLES OF HORDE
- A horde of bees forced them to abandon the picnic.
- A horde of online commenters descended on the post within minutes.
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- First adopted into English during the U.S. military occupation of the Philippines in the early 1900s.
- From the Tagalog word bundok, meaning “mountain.”
- Boonies (often phrased as “the boonies”) is a shortened form of boondocks.
EXAMPLES OF BOONDOCKS
- We took the wrong bus and ended up in the boondocks.
- Gerry grew up in the boondocks, two hours from the nearest movie theater.
lagom
noun
the principle of living a balanced, moderate, and simple life
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- First recorded in 1935–40.
- From Swedish lagom, meaning “just right, in moderation.”
- Related to the English word law.
EXAMPLES OF LAGOM
- The garden was the epitome of lagom, tidy but never overly manicured.
- They practiced lagom in their parenting; they kept it structured, but still flexible and kind.
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