Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Tachiyomi To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it Japanese society funny action
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
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
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
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
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
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Turnbeutelvergesser Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. German funny
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Jayus A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. Indonesian funny
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
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
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion




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