Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Zechpreller | A person who leaves a restaurant without paying | German | adverse action food | |
Guddle | To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank | Scottish | action nature | |
Kombinować | to conspire/try to resolve a problem with unusual methods or through connections | Polish | creative 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 | |
Chantepleurer | Singng and crying simultaneously | French | 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 | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις) | Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay | Greek | action | |
Uitbuiken | Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. | Dutch | food action | |
Umij se | Splash water on your face | Serbian | physical action | |
Shlep | To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road | Yiddish | physical action | |
Scrumping | Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees | English | food action | |
Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking action | |
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 | |
Handschuhschneeballwerfer | A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp | German | action attribute | |
Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
Tôpäj (төпәй) | Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling | Bashkir | action | |
Saucer | To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread | French | action food | |
Ghalidan | Rolling from side to side as lovers do | Persian | love action connection | |
Erklärungsnot | The state of having to quickly explain yourself | German | action stress | |
Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
Mencomot | Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. | Indonesian | action funny | |
Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
Kweesten | Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk | Dutch | love action event |
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