Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Palla | To steal fruit off trees | Swedish | funny action food | |
Stushevatsya | To fade into the background | Russian | action | |
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 | |
Guddle | To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank | Scottish | action nature | |
Kalsarikänni | to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out | Finnish | funny action | |
Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις) | Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay | Greek | action | |
Tôpäj (төпәй) | Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling | Bashkir | action | |
Kombinować | to conspire/try to resolve a problem with unusual methods or through connections | Polish | creative action | |
Crapoter | verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action society | |
Blunda | To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. | Swedish | action | |
Rire dans sa barbe | To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened | French | funny reflection action | |
Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
Chai-Pani | Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done | Hindi | food action | |
Voetstoots | A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees | Afrikaans | action | |
Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
Zechpreller | A person who leaves a restaurant without paying | German | adverse action food | |
Apapachar | Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad | Spanish | action | |
Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking 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 | |
kataṟu (கதறு) | Helplessly shaking and crying | Tamil | action adverse | |
Scrumping | Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees | English | food action | |
Tsuji-giri | To try out a new sword on a passer-by | Japanese | action violence | |
Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
Chantepleurer | Singng and crying simultaneously | French | action |
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