Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Arlésienne | Used to describe people who are at the centre of a conversation/situation/problem but can’t be found anywhere | French | society interaction | |
Dapjeongneo | Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess | Korean | society interaction | |
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 | |
Ômä (өмә) | Collective helping | Bashkir | society positive | |
Rabenmutter | A bad mom ("raven mother") | German | family society adverse | |
Épater les bourgeois | To shock the middle classes | French | society surprise extreme | |
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 | |
Zeitgeist | The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. | German | time 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 | |
inssa | Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends | Korean | society | |
Guān xì (關係) | Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. | Chinese | society friends | |
Gattara | A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats | Italian | life society | |
Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
Qualunquismo | Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society | Italian | society | |
Gezelligheid | Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. | Dutch | friends society positive | |
Greng-jai | The feeling of not wanting to impose | Thai | feeling society | |
Riposo | Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. | Italian | event society | |
Hikikomori | Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement | Japanese | society | |
Mambo | Someone that still lives with their mother | Swedish | family persistence society | |
Nekama | A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet | Japanese | society | |
Fremdschämen | To be embarrassed by something somebody else did | German | society thinking adverse | |
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 | |
Mumpsimus | A traditional custom or notion adhered to although shown to be unreasonable. | English | society cultural | |
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 |
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