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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Odnoliub Someone who has only one love in his or her life; someone who is capable of loving only one at a time Russian love fate
Avspasere To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). Norwegian society time
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Meraki Describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be. Greek emotion strength
Philotimo (φιλότιμο) The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing Greek society character family
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering Yiddish empathy connection
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
Débrouillardise Quality of someone who is resourceful and lives with the ability to creatively improvise; someone who can make do and solve problems without much French creative
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Resfeber Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. Swedish travel physical
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Stushevatsya To fade into the background Russian action
Jaksaa A lack of enthusiasm to do something Finnish adverse habits
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Janteloven Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual Norwegian society positive interaction
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Krawattenmuffel Someone who'd rather not wear a tie German clothing habits



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