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rupiah

The basic monetary unit of Indonesia

One Indonesian rupiah is equal to 100 sen.

by bluestinger66 April 4, 2023

äëïöüÿ

All the vowels with the umlauts added

Me: “What language uses the vowels äëïöüÿ?”
Henry: “I’ve never heard of an alphabet with all the vowels with an umlaut on top of each letter.”

by bluestinger66 April 9, 2023

hungarumlaut

another name for a double acute accent

The hungarumlaut, or double acute accent (˝) is used in Hungarian. It is placed on top of the letters Oo and Uu to form Őő Űű.

by bluestinger66 April 9, 2023

Kanji

a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters, used primarily for content words

Japanese has three writing systems: two syllabaries - Hiragana and Katakana, and also a writing system that uses Chinese characters - Kanji.

by bluestinger66 April 9, 2023

plug gulp

another name for an electrical socket

Do you see a plug gulp here?

by bluestinger66 April 10, 2023

tenenteen

a word you create when you replace the first three letters of the number seventeen with the number ten

Me: “I’m tenenteen and …”
Postman: “Are you saying ten or seventeen?”
Me: “That’s ten and seventeen combined together. That’s the pount.

by bluestinger66 April 11, 2023

Cogito, ergo sum

English translation of “I think, therefore I am”

René Descartes, the founder of rationalism, said the famous statement, “Cogito, ergo sum.”

by bluestinger66 April 13, 2023