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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Abhayamudrâ (अभय मुद्रा) The gesture (e.g., in Hindu and Buddhist iconography) of fearlessness, protection, and/or peace; involves the palms facing outwards, and the fingers extending upwards. Sanskrit strength
Monachopsis The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place English awareness society
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering Yiddish empathy connection
Sumud (صمود) steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. Arabic growth strength
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
Bon vivant Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. French positive happiness
Manna A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success English change positive
inssa Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends Korean society
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Paavam Someone who is innocent, naive, not well-versed with ways of the world Malayalam attribute
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Cierrabares "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. Spanish friends social
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Overskud Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). Danish attribute
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life




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