Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
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
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Jayus A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. Indonesian funny
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
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
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny




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