Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Tachiyomi To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it Japanese society funny action
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
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
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative




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