Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
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
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Frischluftfanatiker literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air German nature
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Erklärungsnot The state of having to quickly explain yourself German action stress
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
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
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
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
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical
Schnickschnack Items of little value; empty words that people may utter German adverse




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