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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute




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