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let's get these out of the way: cwtch – welsh word for hug that also means "tiny cupboard". it's a hug that's like a home. (people say it rhymes with "butch" but I think they just want to avoid drawing attention to its similarity to "cooch" (which is slang for, a lady's pudenda)) hiraeth – welsh word similar to saudade or sehnsucht, referring to a profound sense of longing for a place and time that will never be again kintsukuroi – japanese word generally translated as referring to something that's more beautiful for having been broken wabi-sabi – japanese word for beauty in imperfection callipygian – arguably an english word but derived from the ancient greek kallípugos; means having an exquisite butt mamihlapinatapei – a famously difficult to translate word romanized from the yaghan language of tierra del fuego, which refers to an expressive but meaningful silence shared between two people who each understands and knows the other understands what is not being expressed vocally but neither is willing to go beyond the shared moment of mutual silence
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I learned wabi-sabi from King of the Hill.
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kecske posted:perkele, the ultimate all-purpose utility swear
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Shpilkes. I have shpilkes all the loving time, and there's no better word for it.
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Cubone posted:kintsukuroi – japanese word generally translated as referring to something that's more beautiful for having been broken kintsugi is great cause the method for repairing broken vessels/bowls was to use lacquer impregnated with gold/silver. it gives the object a history to discuss during a tea ceremony, which relates to Wabi Sabi since the 'broken' object, typically a tea bowl, would be contrasted with a newly acquired cup or work of art. it's also the best way to understand the concept of treating precious objects as already broken or destroyed, thus allowing for a greater appreciation of them in their present state. this has been a presentation in how much Japan thinks about pottery
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I think its NEIN
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I'll always be fond of ausfahrt.
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Xaintrailles posted:I have been hoping for years for a chance to use saudade in conversation. So...WoW Classic?
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kalsarikänni is the finnish term for getting drunk alone, in your underwear it roughly translates to "pantsdrunk"
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iSimian posted:So...WoW Classic? Ichhabenochniewarcraftweltgespielt.
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sacowea
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"Not my problem" http://www.auslan.org.au/dictionary/words/not%20responsible-1.html
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Högertrafikomläggningen
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Cubone posted:let's get these out of the way: Can't cover Welsh without the "slang word that's most likely never actually used" of 'popty ping' (the oven which goes ping - a microwave).
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EL BROMANCE posted:Can't cover Welsh without the "slang word that's most likely never actually used" of 'popty ping' (the oven which goes ping - a microwave). The Welsh for ironing is smwddio. Pronounced smoothio.
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farfignugen
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Galado, which one could translate to "Cum-faced". Usually refers to a dishonest person, used endearingly between friends.
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Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:To whomever is issuing these probes (because it doesn't say on the app), please be aware that the c-word is also very commonly used as a (crude) slang term for "vagina" in the same way "cock" is almost always used as a slang term for "penis", and in this instance is obviously being used without misogynistic inference. pelea conmigo
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verschlimmbesserung is good because it sounds funny and also has a meaning that would commonly be useful in modern life (an attempt at improvement that instead makes things worse, ie. every software update for anything ever is verschlimmbesserung).
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dummkopf is a fun one to call people at work.
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Labes for days posted:Schadenfreude My favourite one too, both for phonetics and for meaning.
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Benny Harvey posted:Ja is pretty formal. Informal there's jo, tja, ge, nöa (sp? It's the weird Saxon one borrowed from Czech). Plus I'm guessing lots more regional ones. i have a german friend who shook their head at me when i said jaja as a response to something, apparently it's very dismissive? oval office is still a good word so I don't mind being probed for it - it's all about context!
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