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Why Dictionary.com chose fress
More about fress
- 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 fret¹, meaning “to worry.”
EXAMPLES OF FRESS
- No one talks when the food is good — we just fress.
- Stop fressing on all the mangos! Leave some for the rest of us!
Why Dictionary.com chose wakerife
More about wakerife
- First recorded in 1470–80.
- Combines wake¹ + 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
noun
a sense of unity among a group working on a common goal
Why Dictionary.com chose esprit de corps
More about esprit de corps
- First recorded in 1770–80.
- 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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