There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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