Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Verklempt | Completely overcome with emotion | Yiddish | emotion | |
Fargin | To wholeheartedly appreciate the success of others | Yiddish | empathy happiness connection | |
Nuchshlepper | Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on | Yiddish | awareness adverse persistence | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
L’ecole stratim (לאכול סרטים) | Literally "to eat motives"; describing a person that loves drama | Yiddish | extreme interaction | |
Chutzpah | Insolence, cheek, audacity. Commonly used to describe someone when they have crossed the line of acceptable behavior | Yiddish | extreme | |
Mechaye | Joy, pleasure; something that gives great joy/pleasure. | Yiddish | positive | |
Schlimazel | A chronically unlucky person | Yiddish | attribute adverse | |
Trepverter | A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use | Yiddish | funny life | |
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) | Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering | Yiddish | empathy connection | |
Mensch | A person of integrity and honour | Yiddish | character attribute | |
Luftmensch | Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer | Yiddish | attribute |
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