Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Mokita | The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. | Kilivila | awareness thinking society | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Occhiolism | The awareness of the smallness of your perspective | English | awareness life society | |
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 | |
Épater les bourgeois | To shock the middle classes | French | society surprise extreme | |
Qualunquismo | Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society | Italian | society | |
Être dépaysé | To be in an environment you're not used to | French | change society awareness | |
Capoclaque | Someone who co-ordinates a group of clappers. | Italian | society attribute | |
Opia | the ambiguous intensity of eye-contact which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. | English | society awareness | |
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 | |
Riposo | Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. | Italian | event society | |
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 | |
Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
Crapoter | verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action 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 | |
Zeitgeist | The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. | German | time 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 | |
inssa | Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends | Korean | society | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
Dapjeongneo | Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess | Korean | society interaction | |
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 | |
Yuanfen | A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends. | Chinese | love society |
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