Month: December 2021

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Learn on Yaghan : Mahmilapinatapei / mahmilapinatapai

a look shared by two people, both wishing the other would initiate something but are unwilling or too nervous to begin.
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Learn on Korean : han (한)

An emotional state of sadness and hope, said to be characteristic of Korean culture; a feeling of unresolved resentment against injustices suffered, a sense of helplessness because of the overwhelming odds against one, and an obstinate urge to take revenge and to right the wrong.
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Learn on German : Drachenfutter

German for dragon fodder, a gift or some other form of peace offering used by a husband or boyfriend in order to appease an angry woman or girlfriend.
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Learn on English : pearl-clutching

To act overly shocked as to publicly display your strong aversion to something.
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Learn on Polish : Zamordyzm

A way of strict governance, usually coupled with restriction to freedoms and supressing the population.
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Learn on Najdi Arabic : Naġab

نغب - To touch somebody else's private parts.
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Learn on Indonesian : Sakaw

Feeling sick due to the withdrawal effects of Fentanyl.
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Learn on Swedish : Folköl

A beer with an alcoholic content between 2.25% and 3.5%.
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Learn on Swedish, slang : Vaska

To buy expensive champagne and pour it into the sink just to show off how rich you are.
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Learn on German : Verschlimmbesserung

An attempted improvement that makes things worse than they already were.
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Learn on Chinese : 画龙点睛

Lit. to draw in eyes on a painted dragon.
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Learn on Chinese/Japanese : Eighth-grade sickness

the feeling being unable to be understood because of one's self-perceived, false sense of depth, ability, or complexity.
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Learn on Hebrew : חופר (lit. Digger)

Someone who communicates (talks/writes) a lot, but doesn't add any new information. Repeats the same things with different words.
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Learn on Hokkien, Singlish : Kiasu

fear of losing out, wanting to be ahead of the competition.
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Learn on Spanish : Ajeno

of, pertaining to, or belonging to other people; foreign to; alien.
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Learn on German : Schenkelklopfer

Literally "Thigh-beater" means a joke and is named after the reaction of hitting ones thigh with ones hand while laughing, often used ironically for a really bad joke.
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Learn on German : Schnulze

a predominantly kitschy and sentimental song, play, show or movie. Often used in a derogative context.
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Learn on Hebrew : טרנטה

A shitty or very worn out piece of machinery, usually applied to cars.
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Learn on German : Dahergelaufen

Adjective, "fromthenceran". "Some fromthenceran guy came into my bakery and tried to tell me how to bake". Something like "uninvited, unqualified, obnoxious, without renown", but also "plain common". Not necessarily a person.
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Learn on Italian : Benaltrismo

The strategy of dodging or ignoring a problem by pointing that there are others, more compelling problems to solve.
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Learn on English : -eth

Eth" - humorous suffix to imitate old words.
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Learn on Chinese : 蚁居 yǐ jū

To live in crowded slum housing in expensive cities, because you can't afford the rent of a proper room.
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Learn on Hebrew : Legarbetz

To scratch one's balls; To be lazy, not do anything.
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Learn on Japanese : Aidzuchi (あいづち)

Sounds made during a conversation to indicate that you are listening.
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Learn on English : Just

I was just asked to define it by a non-native English speaker. I can think of no other English word that can take on so many different meanings.
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Learn on Swedish : Solochvårare (lit. sun-and-springtimer)

A con man who hooks up romantically with (usually multiple) partners to cheat them out of money.
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