Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Angushti za'id Someone with six fingers Persian physical
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Yoisho A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. Japanese event physical work
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Papakata To have one leg shorter than the other Māori physical
Chimuela a person lacking one or more teeth Spanish physical funny
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
Döşek Anything that you can use when you are laying down or sleeping Turkish physical
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical
Packesel The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip German travel physical




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