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Chutzpah (Yiddish)
Gall, nerve, audacity. Pronounced "huts-puh."
Schadenfreude (German)
Pleasure taken in another's misfortune.
Taboo (Tongan)
That which is forbidden. Captain Cook learned it word from the Tongoneese in 1777.
Zombie (West African)
Behind you.
Kowtow (Cantonese & Mandarin)
To gravel, to beg, to kiss the ring, to kiss the ass, to brown-nose.
Silhouette (French)
Kind of like a shadow but harder to explain.
Suave (Spanish)
Drippin' in finesse.
Tycoon (Japanese)
A titan of industry (mustache optional but strongly preferred).
Nirvana (Hindi)
The proverbial happy place.
Schtick (Yiddish)
A comedy gimmick.
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