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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Krawattenmuffel Someone who'd rather not wear a tie German clothing habits
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creativity
Sehnsucht Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. German philosophy reflection
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Beschaulich Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. German positive
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food




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