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| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Nedoperepitj (недоперепить) | To drink more than one should have, but less than one would have wanted. To fail to drink too much. | Russian | funny action | |
| Desus | The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly | Indonesian | sound funny action | |
| Voetstoots | A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees | Afrikaans | action | |
| Mencolek | The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them | Indonesian | funny friends action | |
| Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking action | |
| Ngaobera | A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much | Pascuense | adverse action health | |
| Załatwić | To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way | Polish | creative action | |
| Trennungsagentur | Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up | German | action | |
| Extrawunsch | Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary | German | stress adverse action | |
| Eshaku | A slight bow of around 15 degrees | Japanese | physical action | |
| Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
| Fensterln | To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her | German | love action persistence | |
| Bababa ba? | Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) | Tagalog | action | |
| Vprikusku | Drinking tea through pieces of sugar | Russian | food action | |
| Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
| Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
| Crapoter | verb. To not take not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action society | |
| Erklärungsnot | The state of having to quickly explain yourself | German | action sress | |
| Mencomot | Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. | Indonesian | action funny | |
| Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
| Zhaghzhagh | The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage | Tamil | adverse action physical | |
| Donaldkacsázás | Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers | Hungarian | funny action | |
| Chai-Pani | Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done | Hindi | food action | |
| Abquatulate | To leave without saying goodbye | English | action |
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