Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
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
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Vybafnout To jump out and say "boo" Czech action funny surprise
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Turnbeutelvergesser Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. German funny
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Chimuela a person lacking one or more teeth Spanish physical funny
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny




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