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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Zeitgeist The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. German time society
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
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
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food
Beschaulich Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. German positive
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Schnickschnack Items of little value; empty words that people may utter German adverse
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
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits




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