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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-535/
- Published: 2026-01-28T17:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-28T17:15:50.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

yen (noun, noun, verb) -

*noun*  
: the basic monetary unit of Japan

*noun*  
: a strong desire or propensity

*verb*  
: a strong desire or propensity

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yen?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Although yen suggests no more than a strong desire these days (as in “a yen for a beach holiday”), at one time someone with a yen was in deep trouble: the first meaning of yen, used in the late 19th century, was an intense craving for opium. The word comes from yīn-yáhn, a combination of yīn, meaning “opium,” and yáhn, “craving,” in the Chinese language used in the province of Guangdong. In English, the Chinese syllables were translated as yen-yen, and eventually shortened to yen.

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