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If you have a friend who hates onions, chances are they order their food at restaurants sans onions — meaning without them.

The word sans comes from the French word that means "without." People often use sans in a playful manner or when they want to sound fancy. For example, someone might say, "I'll take my coffee sans cream," to mean they don't want cream. It just sounds a bit more sophisticated.


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