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Épater les bourgeois To shock the middle classes French society surprise extreme
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Sortable adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." French friends interaction society
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
Eomchina Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others Korean family society work
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Mambo Someone that still lives with their mother Swedish family persistence society
Avspasere To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). Norwegian society time
Qualunquismo Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society Italian society
Gezelligheid Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. Dutch friends society positive
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Han Sorrow, regret, grief, resentment, "a dull ache of the soul", yet passive and not revenge seeking; waiting for the injustice to be righted Korean society persistence adverse
Riposo Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. Italian event society
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Capoclaque Someone who co-ordinates a group of clappers. Italian society attribute
Ta'arof (تعارف) The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette Persian society interaction
Arlésienne Used to describe people who are at the centre of a conversation/situation/problem but can’t be found anywhere French society interaction
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Formacja A state of mind and its own culture of a generation Polish society change
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Taraadin A happy solution for everyone Arabic happiness society
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive




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