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
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Vybafnout To jump out and say "boo" Czech action funny surprise
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
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
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
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
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
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
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Turnbeutelvergesser Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. German funny




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