55 English Words That Don't Translate - Does Not Translate

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fender bender·A minor traffic accident in which at least one of the parties was riding a motorized vehicle.

Helter-Skelter·In chaotic and disorderly haste.

Hit the lights·Turn them off if they're on or on if they're off.

Fettle·To sort out, fix, set up, or mend something. (Northern England).

soccer mom·A middle aged woman who foregoes her own interests over enabling those of her children, e. g. by routinely driving them to soccer practice.

compersion·The satisfaction that your love partner has found another partner (in a polygamous relationship).

Pleurigloss·The color of when a soldier comes home from war and sees his dog for the first time.

Unfuck·To resolve a bad situation you put yourself into.

pestering power·The ability of young children to influence their parents' buying decisions by continously annoying them.

To put words in someone’s mouth·To suggest that someone said or meant something that he or she did not actually say or mean.

Hot mess·When ones thoughts or appearance are in a state of disarray but they maintain an undeniable attractiveness or beauty.

brain drain·When talented and educated people leave an economically underdeveloped region for greener pastures.

Being decent·Wearing a socially acceptable amount of clothing.

unlike·Dissimilar to, in contrast with, a typical of.

You’re welcome·A polite acknowledgement of another's expression of gratitude.

Flake·Verb meaning when one says they will come to a gathering and then cancels when everyone else has arrived or is on their way.

to tergiversate·To make evasive statements, to deliberaty speak obfuscated.

Disputed -ish·Ish - a suffix that softens the exactness of an adjective.

Disputed Petrichor·A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

Disputed Contrarian·Someone who feels the need to disagree with everything for the sake of disagreeing.

akimbo·In a body posture where both hands are placed on the hips.

Nesh·'unusually susceptible to cold weather'.

Past it·Too old to do something or to be useful.

Edgelord·A person who affects a provocative or extreme persona, especially online.

tall·Of great or above average height.