Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Fahrvergnügen The love of simply driving German adventure happiness
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
Krawattenmuffel Someone who'd rather not wear a tie German clothing habits
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Weichei Literal: "soft egg"; someone who is weak or cowardly German adverse attribute
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Erklärungsnot The state of having to quickly explain yourself German action stress




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