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.

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Helter-Skelter·In chaotic and disorderly haste.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Being decent·Wearing a socially acceptable amount of clothing.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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Nesh·'unusually susceptible to cold weather'.

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

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

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tall·Of great or above average height.

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