Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Erklärungsnot | The state of having to quickly explain yourself | German | action sress | |
Abquatulate | To leave without saying goodbye | English | action | |
Extrawunsch | Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary | German | stress adverse action | |
Umij se | Splash water on your face | Serbian | physical action | |
Donaldkacsázás | Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers | Hungarian | funny action | |
Pekopeko | Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner | Japanese | physical action | |
kataṟu (கதறு) | Helplessly shaking and crying | Tamil | action adverse | |
Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
Bababa ba? | Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) | Tagalog | action | |
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 | |
Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Zechpreller | A person who leaves a restaurant without paying | German | adverse action food | |
Eshaku | A slight bow of around 15 degrees | Japanese | physical action | |
Ngaobera | A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much | Pascuense | adverse action health | |
Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
Chai-Pani | Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done | Hindi | food action | |
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. | Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". | Tagalog | action | |
Vprikusku | Drinking tea through pieces of sugar | Russian | food action | |
Handschuhschneeballwerfer | A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp | German | action attribute | |
Palla | To steal fruit off trees | Swedish | funny action food | |
Hoppilandkalle | Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat | Swedish | action | |
Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking action | |
Hanyauku | To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface | Rukwangali | physical action |
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