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abcoolen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

brunchen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

managen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

floppen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

mailen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

smalltalken v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

con-trepreneur n. Down the scale of female “con-trepreneur” scale you will find the matronly variety, the kind that gives the impression of having coined their fortune during the 1970s coffee boom. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

cerveza n. On my way to Ebebiyin, I was stopped several times by underpaid or rarely paid soldiers who demanded bribes—in their parlance cerveza, or beer money. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

eat rats v. The presenter, Khabilutsi Wotana, insisted that “Okhulia tsimbeba”—literally translated as “eating rats” (euphemism for adultery), could lead to a woman getting divorced. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

Blunkett n. My best friend has been with her boyfriend for over two years and when she lightly dropped a hint of something more permanent in the New Year, he freaked. She is now back on the singles market. After all that investment—emotional, physical, even material. So I’m coining a new phrase for the pre-Christmas break up—it’s called a Blunkett. Everyone I know is having a Blunkett. The tears, the regret …Now, the worst thing about a Blunkett is not only that you hit the Christmas parties flying solo. You also need to start planning early to avoid a truly miserable New Year’s Eve. (Dec. 21, 2004) [full citation…]

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