Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Madrugarse To stay up until the wee hours of the morning Spanish time action
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Vybafnout To jump out and say "boo" Czech action funny surprise
Ngaobera A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much Pascuense adverse action health
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Ghalidan Rolling from side to side as lovers do Persian love action connection
Guddle To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank Scottish action nature
Shlep To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road Yiddish physical action
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Umij se Splash water on your face Serbian physical action
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
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



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