Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Kabelsalat | Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" | German | funny physical | |
Kummerspeck | Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") | German | food adverse habits | |
Schnapsidee | An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk | German | funny thinking creative | |
Angrillen | Beginning the grilling season | German | food event | |
Spannungsbogen | A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension | German | event exciting | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Durcheinander | Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition | German | adverse | |
Waldeinsamkeit | The feeling of solitude in the woods | German | nature beauty | |
Unglücksrabe | An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) | German | luck 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 | |
Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
Handschuhschneeballwerfer | A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance | German | adverse attribute interaction | |
Schwärmerei | Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. | German | happiness | |
Spätzünder | A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development | German | adverse | |
Jein | Yes and no | German | attribute measurement | |
Fahrvergnügen | The love of simply driving | German | adventure happiness | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Strohwitwer | "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. | German | family adverse | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
Schilderwald | Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost | German | stress confusion | |
Schnapsdrossel | A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk | German | food habits | |
Vergangenheitsbewältigung | Coping with the past | German | reflection growth | |
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 | |
Bildung | education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. | German | cultural | |
Muskelkater | Charley horse ("muscle cat") | German | physical |
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