There is no single-word equivalent for fargin in English, though there are single-word antonyms like begrudge and resent. In the same way, there is no single-word equivalent in English of the French word frileux (someone who has the tendency to feel cold). That doesn't make Yiddish or French "ri...

Yes, it makes sense. Whether it is identical to the sense you have in mind, is a different question entirely. For starters, I would not take podcast to mean "a house music episode that is one hour long". But since the sentence will be found in some sort of context, this is probably not an issue.

Using jokey words - like "floccinaucinihilopilification" instead of "belittling" - can be helpful in setting atmosphere, when the less pompous word might be too sharp. Easy additions like "ism" merely make them longer without appreciable benefit. Does the prefix "auto" here add valuable intensi...

What words do you use to describe an unmatched couple? For instance, if we found that a girl is out of the league of her boyfriend (8 vs 5), or the other way around, how do you describe such couple?

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