Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Fisselig | Being flustered to the point of incompetence | German | stress | |
Wanderlust | A strong desire to travel | German | travel adventure | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
Dreikäsehoch | A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another | German | measurement food | |
Verschlimmbesserung | An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were | German | adverse | |
Angrillen | Beginning the grilling season | German | food event | |
Treppenwitz | Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out | German | funny | |
Schilderwald | Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost | German | stress confusion | |
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 | |
Fahrvergnügen | The love of simply driving | German | adventure happiness | |
Fuchsteufelswütend | Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage | German | adverse stress emotion | |
Schnapsdrossel | A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk | German | food habits | |
Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
Vergangenheitsbewältigung | Coping with the past | German | reflection growth | |
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 | |
Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
Abendrot | The colour of the sky when the sun is setting | German | nature beauty | |
Schnapsidee | An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk | German | funny thinking creative | |
Schnickschnack | Items of little value; empty words that people may utter | German | adverse | |
Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Schnapsleiche | So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") | German | adverse event friends | |
Feierabend | End of the work day | German | event | |
Trennungsagentur | Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up | German | action | |
Ohrwurm | A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") | German | life music | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food |
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