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10 Words You Use Every Day (That Were Invented By Shakespeare)<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

December 5, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Everybody knows William Shakespeare<\/span><\/a><\/span> was the ultimate wordsmith. Over three dozen plays and 154 sonnets are attributed to his name. But did you know that he’s also responsible for creating over 1,700 words we used today? Most words were used as another part of speech before Shakespeare used them (torture was only a noun prior to Shakespeare’s use of it as a verb), but words like “puke” and “dwindle” are special among these for their pure originality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. rant<\/h4>\n
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rant<\/em>\u00a0(verb)<\/strong> – to speak or shout at length about something in a passionate manner<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Hamlet<\/em>, Act V, Scene i when Hamlet says, \u201cNay, an thou\u2019lt mouth, \/ I\u2019ll <\/span>rant<\/b> as well as thou.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. bump<\/h4>\n
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bump<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(noun)<\/strong> – a protuberance on a level surface<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Romeo and Juliet,<\/em>\u00a0Act I, Scene iii when the Nurse says, \u201cAnd yet, I warrant, it had upon its brow \/ A <\/span>bump<\/b> as big as a young cockerel’s stone;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. swagger<\/h4>\n
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swagger<\/i> (verb)<\/strong> – a confident and arrogant gait or manner of walking<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in <\/span>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Act III, Scene i when Puck says, \u201cWhat hempen home-spuns have we <\/span>swagger<\/b>ing here, \/ So near the cradle of the fairy queen?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. puke<\/h4>\n
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puke<\/em>\u00a0(verb)<\/strong> – to vomit<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in <\/span>As You Like It,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Act II, Scene vii when Jaques says. \u201cAt first the infant, \/ Mewling and <\/span>puking<\/b> in the nurse’s arms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. dwindle<\/h4>\n
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dwindle<\/em>\u00a0(verb)<\/strong> – to diminish gradually in strength, size, or amount\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Henry<\/span>\u00a0IV, Part 1,\u00a0<\/i>Act III, Scene iii when Falstaff says, \u201cBardolph, am I not fallen away vilely since this last \/ action? do I not bate? do I not\u00a0<\/span>dwindle<\/b>?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. hint<\/h4>\n
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hint<\/em>\u00a0(noun)<\/strong> – an opportunity, a moment, or a chance<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Othello,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Act I, Scene iii Othello says, \u201cIt was my <\/span>hint<\/b> to speak,–such was the process;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. lonely<\/h4>\n
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lonely<\/em>\u00a0(adj.)<\/strong> – sad because of a lack of companionship<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Coriolanus,<\/em> Act IV, Scene i when Coriolanus says, \u201cthough I go alone, \/ Like to a <\/span>lonely<\/b> dragon, that his fen \/ Makes fear’d and talk’d of more than seen\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. obscene<\/h4>\n
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obscene<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(adj.)<\/strong> – offensive or disgusting based on accepted standards of morality or decency<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Love\u2019s Labours Lost<\/em>, Act I, Scene i <\/span>when Fernindand reads a letter that says, \u201cThen for the place where; where, I mean, I did encounter that obscene<\/strong> and preposterous event\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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9.\u00a0torture<\/h4>\n
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torture<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(verb)<\/strong> – to inflict severe pain upon someone<\/span><\/p>\n

First used in Henry<\/em><\/span> VI, Part 2,<\/span><\/i> Act II, Scene i when Simpcox says, \u201cAlas, master, I am not able to stand alone: \/ You go about to <\/span>torture<\/b> me in vain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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10.\u00a0addiction<\/h4>\n
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addiction<\/i>\u00a0(noun)<\/strong> – the condition of being overly-dependent upon something<\/p>\n

First used in Henry<\/em><\/span> V,<\/span><\/i> Prologue when Canterbury says, \u201cWhich is a wonder how his grace should glean it, \/ Since his <\/span>addiction<\/b> was to courses vain,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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