Some did, and there is even a slang word for it in Polish, "szmalcownik".

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Among them are "bucket list" (popularized by the eponymous movie), "gassed" (a slang word meaning drained of energy), and Oprah Winfrey's signature phrase, "aha moment" (a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension).

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It was thought that the word Assarabia - a Korean slang term - might also raise pronunciation issues outside South Korea.

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The word tsotsi means hoodlum or gangster in the slang spoken in South Africa's Soweto township.

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The word one hears most often to describe Hollande's style is "sympa, " French slang for sympathetic, but his victory also owes a great deal to Strauss-Kahn's misfortune.

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The word one hears most often to describe Hollande's style is "sympa, " French slang for sympathetic, but his anticipated victory also owes a great deal to Strauss-Kahn's misfortune.

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