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Words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda are now part of the Oxford English Dictionary

Words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda are now part of the Oxford English Dictionary
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More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atl...

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