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| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talkoot | a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. | Finnish | event society | |
| Gezelligheid | Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. | Dutch | friends society positive | |
| Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
| Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
| Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
| Riposo | Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. | Italian | event society | |
| Épater les bourgeois | To shock the middle classes | French | society surprise extreme | |
| Guān xì (關係) | Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. | Chinese | society friends | |
| Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
| Han | Sorrow, regret, grief, resentment, "a dull ache of the soul", yet passive and not revenge seeking; waiting for the injustice to be righted | Korean | society persistence adverse | |
| Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
| Ta'arof (تعارف) | The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette | Tamil | society interaction | |
| Monachopsis | The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place | English | awareness society | |
| Mambo | Someone that still lives with their mother | Swedish | family persistence society | |
| Dapjeongneo | Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess | Korean | society interaction | |
| Greng-jai | The feeling of not wanting to impose | Thai | feeling society | |
| Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
| Eomchina | Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others | Korean | family society work | |
| Avspasere | To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). | Norwegian | society time | |
| Philotimo (φιλότιμο) | The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing | Greek | society character family | |
| Nito-onna | A woman so dedicated to her career that she has no time to iron blouses, so dresses only in knitted tops. | Japanese | society work | |
| Sortable | adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." | French | friends interaction society | |
| Qualunquismo | Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society | Italian | society | |
| Dugnad | Communal work in a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task (ex: a knitting bee) | Norwegian | work society connection | |
| Nekama | A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet | Japanese | society |
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