Kangaroo word a word that contains its antonym; for example: "covert" carries "overt", "animosity" carries "amity". Some compilers require that the letters of the joey word not be consecutive within the kangaroo word, or that the kangaroo and joey words must be etymologically unrelated. Kangaroo words were originally popularized as a word game by Ben O'Dell in an article for "The American Magazine", volume 151, during the 1950s. This was later reprinted in "the Reader's Digest". Kangaroo word A kangaroo word is a word that contains letters of another word, in order, with the same meaning. For example: the word "masculine" contains
Barang (Khmer word) Barang (Khmer word) Barang () is a Khmer word meaning French. It is often mispronounced like "ba-réng". The correct pronunciation is "bâ-râng", but "pâ-râng" is also acceptable. It is thought to be corruption of the word France but this may be a misconception. The term is related to the Thai term "farang" which has a similar meaning. In the Malay language, barang means "thing". The origin of this word is debatable as there are several possibilities. One is that it came from Arabic (faranj) via Malay traders. Another is that it came straight from the French. Since Khmer does not