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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Mātauranga The comprehension, or understanding of the universe Nogay awareness thinking reflection
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". Tagalog action
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Jouissance "an excess of life", often translated as joy but also can be understood as catharsis French attribute
Goso When you smell sesame oil - that nutty, flavorful, aromatic - mostly used to describe smells of sesame and/or bean paste Korean sensory food
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Riposo Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. Italian event society
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Sawubona A greeting that means “I see you, you are important to me and I value you” Zulu connection respect
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Haiku (俳句) A form of Japanese poetry, usually just 17 syllables long (with lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables), involving the sudden juxtapositions of ideas or images, and often focused on natural (e.g., seasonal) phenomena. Japanese art
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Eldsjäl This noun is literally ‘fire-soul’, but the actual meaning is ‘enthusiast’ or ‘driving spirit’. Swedish strength
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
Schulbildend Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. German growth philosophy
Raspafiestas An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. Spanish habits attribute friends
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical
Moledro A feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you'll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away English awareness connection
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
कौतुक (Kautuk) What is required is steady, constructive effort, not lightning speed and empty show Marathi philosophy persistence
Mahalo Thankfulness, appreciation, and gratitude as a way of living Hawaiian positive




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