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Lost in translation


It's always fun to discover the literal translation of words in other languages. We're lookin' at you, soutien-gorge


 Here's an article entitled 25 Foreign Words With Hilarious Literal Meanings that does just that. 'Course, makes you wonder what non-native English speakers make of terms like "ragamuffin," "sideburns," and "poppycock..."

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