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1. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
2. banzai, int. View full entry 1893
...A shout or cheer used by the Japanese in greeting the emperor or in battle. Also as ...
3. bosh, n.3 View full entry 1850
...Contemptible nonsense, ‘stuff’; trash; foolish talk or opinions....
4. cha | chah, n. View full entry 1616
...Properly, the name of tea in the Mandarin dialect of Chinese, which was occasionally used in English at the first introduction of the beverage. (Some subsequently applied it as a...
5. China, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1555
...The country so called, in Asia....
6. Cossack, n. View full entry 1587
...Name of a warlike Turkish people now subject to Russia, occupying the parts north of the Black Sea. From them the Poles organized a body of light horsemen, in which capacity they...
7. honcho, n. View full entry 1947
...Originally, the leader of a small group or squad; hence, anyone in charge in any situation; the ‘boss’. Hence as trans., to oversee; to be in charge of....
8. hoochie, n.1 View full entry 1952
...A shelter or dwelling (esp. one that is insubstantial or temporary)....
9. jinricksha | jinrikisha, n. View full entry 1874
...A light two-wheeled hooded vehicle having springs and two shafts, drawn by one or more men. First used in Japan 1870, but now common in other parts of the world;...
10. kiasu, n. and adj. View full entry 1978
...A person governed by self-interest, typically manifesting as a selfish, grasping attitude arising from a fear of missing out on something. Also: such an attitude....
11. Maru, n. View full entry 1903
...As a pre- or postmodifier: designating a Japanese merchant ship. Hence in Naut.slang (U.S.): a Japanese (or, by extension, U.S.) ship of any kind....
12. moose, n.3 View full entry 1953
...A young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. one who is the wife or mistress of a U.S. serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea....
13. no can do, phr. View full entry 1868
...It is not possible, it cannot be done; ‘I can't do it.’ Cf. can docan8c....
14. otaku, n. View full entry 1992
...Originally in Japan: a person extremely knowledgeable about the minute details of a particular hobby (esp. a solitary or minority hobby); spec. one who is skilled in the use of...
15. pakapoo, n. View full entry 1886
...A Chinese form of lottery involving the marking of a number of characters on a ticket....
16. papasan, n. View full entry a1906
...An adult male native or inhabitant of East Asia, orig. and chiefly in Japan; spec. a father or other man in a position of authority (sometimes as a form of...
17. Pong, n.3 View full entry 1910
...A Chinese person. Also occas.: a Japanese person....
18. san, n.3 View full entry 1878
...A Japanese honorific title, equivalent to Mr., Mrs., etc., suffixed to personal or family names as a mark of politeness; also colloq. or in imitation of the Japanese form, suffixed...
19. sherbet, n. View full entry 1603
...A cooling drink of the East, made of fruit juice and water sweetened, often cooled with snow....
20. skosh, n. View full entry 1959
...A little, a small amount; freq. used advb. in the expression a skosh, slightly, somewhat....
