3 ms·Lots of the 2,500 don't seem very recognisable, possibly from another language?by Jleagle 4y agoLots of the 2,500 don't seem very recognisable, possibly from another language?abyssin 4y agoFesses is from French, for instance.Jarmsy 4y agoBut common in informal English as a shortening of confesses.wizzwizz4 4y agoIn my head, it's a conjugation of "fess", which is a shortening of "confess". (Until I thought of it that way I was thinking "I've never seen this before", despite the word being in my vocabulary.)wiredfool 4y agoI've only seen that as 'fess up'