Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Mauerbauertraurigkeit The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. German friends habits
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Zeitgeist The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. German time society
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Erklärungsnot The state of having to quickly explain yourself German action stress
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event
Tüddelig Sweet, elderly, and senile German character
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
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
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Zugzwang To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage German action interaction philosophy
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




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