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ao dai
noun
a traditional Vietnamese outfit with a long slit tunic worn over wide trousers
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Why Dictionary.com chose ao dai
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- First recorded in 1960–1970.
- From Vietnamese áo dài, meaning “long garment.”
EXAMPLES OF AO DAI
- In old photos, his grandmother always wore a formal, dark ao dai.
- A tailor spent a week perfecting the fit of her custom ao dai.
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Why Dictionary.com chose horde
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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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Why Dictionary.com chose boondocks
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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.
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