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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Chandamama (చందమామ) Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it Telugu nature beauty
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Aduantas Describes the angst that comes with being in an unfamiliar place and among unfamiliar people Irish stress change
Abhisar (অভিসার) Lit. 'going towards'; a meeting (often secret) between lovers / partners. Bengali love event
Chantepleurer Singng and crying simultaneously French action
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
Raspafiestas An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. Spanish habits attribute friends
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Qì (氣) Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. Chinese health awareness
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Te quiero Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. Spanish feeling
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Nou-nou An indefinite time in the near future. It could be very near, like within a minute or two, or not so very near, like within an hour or three. This time-telling isn't an exact science at all—it's a non-committal way of giving someone a time. Afrikaans time
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
Enxebre Something pure and very authentic Galician positive attribute
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Kolay gelsin "may it come easy for you"; said to those who are busy Turkish interaction connection
Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Qualunquismo Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society Italian society
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness




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