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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Anteayer The day before yesteraday Spanish measurement
Mana The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone Māori attribute
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Cafuné Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair Portuguese love
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
답답하다 Dabdabhae Literally means stuffy; the feeling of needing to get something off your chest. Or when you want to say something but can't, or an awkward situation where people aren't saying what they mean. Korean social feeling
Panapoo'o The act of searching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten. Hawaiian habits
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound
Rire dans sa barbe To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened French funny reflection action
कौतुक (Kautuk) What is required is steady, constructive effort, not lightning speed and empty show Marathi philosophy persistence
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
Półtora Specific word for one and a half of something Polish measurement
chimak Chicken and beer Korean food
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Akrasia When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. Greek philosophy attribute
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Verklempt Completely overcome with emotion Yiddish emotion
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food




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