Eunoia

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Capoclaque Someone who co-ordinates a group of clappers. Italian society attribute
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
Linslus Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" Swedish society
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
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
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
Mambo Someone that still lives with their mother Swedish family persistence society
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Formacja A state of mind and its own culture of a generation Polish society change
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Guān xì (關係) Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. Chinese society friends
Qualunquismo Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society Italian society
Ta'arof (تعارف) The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette Persian society interaction
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
Riposo Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. Italian event society
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Taraadin A happy solution for everyone Arabic happiness society
Zeitgeist The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. German time society
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society




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