Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Jayus A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. Indonesian funny
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Chimuela a person lacking one or more teeth Spanish physical funny
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event




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