Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Tretår | A second refill or “threefill” of coffee | Swedish | measurement food | |
Mysig | To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe | Swedish | positive | |
Palla | To steal fruit off trees | Swedish | funny action food | |
mångata | The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water | Swedish | nature beauty | |
Skare | A thin layer of ice on top of snow | Swedish | physical nature | |
Mambo | Someone that still lives with their mother | Swedish | family persistence society | |
Njuta | to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. | Swedish | positive | |
Surströmmingspremier | The first day of the year where it acceptable eat rotten herring. | Swedish | food event | |
Gökotta | To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing | Swedish | nature beauty | |
Fika | Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues | Swedish | food friends | |
Tjäle | Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible | Swedish | physical nature | |
Hinna | "To find the time” or “to be on time” | Swedish | time | |
Kulturbärare | Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. | Swedish | cultural | |
Livsnjutare | Someone who loves life deeply | Swedish | love life beauty | |
Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
Pålägg | Anything that you can put in a sandwich | Swedish | food attribute | |
Pulsa | To walk laboriously in snow. | Swedish | physical nature | |
Blunda | To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. | Swedish | action | |
Badkruka | Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? | Swedish | funny nature explore | |
Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
Buksvåger | Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman | Swedish | physical | |
Vabba | To be at home with the kids | Swedish | family | |
Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
Mysa | Can mean "cosying up" or "to snuggle", but in braoder sense, it means to "have a nice and relaxed time" | Swedish | happiness time | |
Jumpa | To jump from one floating piece of ice to another | Swedish | physical nature |
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