ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following words is Shakespeare credited with creating?
A
puke
B
teacher
C
flabbergasted
D
corona
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare did not invent the term to puke, but it appears this is the first use of the term puking in English. As You Like It was written sometime between 1599 and 1600; a play written about a decade later, The Duchess of Malfi, also uses the term puke.

Detailed explanation-2: -How Shakespeare uses it: “Puking” was first recorded in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” It was likely an English imitation of the German word “spucken, ” which means to spit, according to Dictionary.com. Modern definition: A synonym for the verb “to vomit."

Detailed explanation-3: -William Shakespeare is credited with the invention or introduction of over 1, 700 words that are still used in English today. William Shakespeare used more than 20, 000 words in his plays and poems, and his works provide the first recorded use of over 1, 700 words in the English language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Addiction. Henry V, Act I, Scene II. Arch-villain. Timon of Athens, Act V, Scene I. Bandit. King Henry VI, Part II, Act IV, Scene I. Cold-blooded. King John, Act III, Scene I. Dauntless. King Henry VI, Part III, Act III, Scene III. Fashionable. 7. ( 8. ( More items •07-Feb-2023

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