Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Krawattenmuffel Someone who'd rather not wear a tie German clothing habits
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Packesel The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip German travel physical
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Konfliktfähigkeit the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. German growth
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food
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
Schulbildend Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. German growth philosophy
Sehnsucht Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. German philosophy reflection




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