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How 'man a man a mwnci' ended up as the Welsh equivalent of 'might as well' is one of the wonderful quirks of language.

And while someone new every day experiences the joy that comes with being told that the Welsh word for 'microwave' is 'popty ping', the actual word, meicrodon, is just as fantastic, especially since it could be describing a very small mafia boss.

Then there are the tremendous linguistic creations like 'pendramwnwgl' and 'chwyrligwgan' and, at the other end of the scale, the beautiful simplicity of 'picls' and 'ambiwlans'.

Here are some of the brilliant - and, we admit - highly amusing words and phrases that make Welsh unique and loved not just in Wales but around the world.

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