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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Titip To temporarily entrust something to a person Indonesian trust
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) "I hope that you are not tired" Persian society work
Kairosclerosis A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it English happiness reflection change
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical
Pisan Zapra The time needed to eat a banana Malay time measurement food
Jootha Food eaten by someone and left in the plate Hindi food
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Débrouille May be synonymous with resourceful, but it is more of a way of living by making do with little and improvising with what you have French creative
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
Jia You (加油) Literally translated to mean "add oil", Jia You means something along the lines of "give'er hell", used in the same way "good luck" is often applied in English Chinese strength interaction
Biritululo The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute Kiriwani food thinking
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Amaeru To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading Japanese persistence
Mauerbauertraurigkeit The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. German friends habits
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Zugzwang To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage German action interaction philosophy
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends




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