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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Nuchshlepper Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on Yiddish awareness adverse persistence
Uitbuiken Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. Dutch food action
Pretoogjes Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. Dutch attribute phsyical
Maktub "Everything is destined and written" Arabic philosophy fate
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
poshlost (пошлость) Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" Russian adverse extreme
Rè nào (熱鬧) Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. Chinese positive music
Se défouler Let off steam to release or get rid of excess energy French energy stress
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Seny Common sense, is a form of ancestral Catalan wisdom or sensibleness. It involves well-pondered perception of situations, level-headedness, awareness, integrity, and right action Catalan positive character
Nadryv When a person releases intimate, deeply hidden feelings, sometimes that do not truly exist; imaginary, excessively exaggerated and distorted feelings Russian emotion extreme
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance German adverse attribute interaction
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Monachopsis The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place English awareness society
Tokka A large herd of reindeer Finnish nature
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
arumpu (அரும்பு) A bud, but specifically referring to the stage where it is just starting to bud Tamil nature
Kulturbärare Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. Swedish cultural
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
Shuhari A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". Japanese growth
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Tampo Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly Tagalog adverse emotion
Enxebre Something pure and very authentic Galician positive attribute
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event




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