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Vocabulary

A man holds a sign that says "zero COVID" wearing a winter jacket and hat outside in front of chancellery in Berlin.

Vaccine envy? There’s a German word for that.

Language

In Germany, the pandemic has ushered in a new crop of vocabulary words like impfneid, the feeling of resentment that other people are getting vaccinated before you.

Icelandic Vinarterta with apricot filling.

Guilty Pleasure: The word ‘moist’

Guilty Pleasures
The Russian film "Da i Da" ("Yes and Yes") directed by Valeria Gai Germanika

Russian curses are inventive, widely-used — and banned

Culture

U.S. House endorses ‘In God We Trust’ — but what’s its history?

Global Politics

Brain Function Could Start Declining ‘As Early As Age 45″²

Environment