Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
Turnbeutelvergesser Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. German funny
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food
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
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event




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