Agric, barbing, buka, bukateria, chop, danfo, K-leg, mama put, next tomorrow, okada and tokunbo are some of the Nigerian words that have been added to the English dictionary recently. But do you know the most word invention by a single person?
1700!! Yes, over 1,700 words were invented by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote some of the most beloved and revered pieces of literature the world has ever known, but in order to craft his plays and poems, he sometimes resorted to making up his own words.
In fact, The Bard is said to have come up with more than 1,700 words including moonbeam, laughable, eyeball, bump, puking, champion, bedroom, excitement, and zany.
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