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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Beschaulich Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. German positive
Fahrvergnügen The love of simply driving German adventure happiness
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Bildung education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. German cultural
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits




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