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Fakelaki·A special form of bribery that comes in a little envelope. Used in Greece for public servants to actually do their job and show some favoritism.

Greek

Teangloir·Someone who is learning a language.

Irish

Lögreður (a lawful penis)·The legally acceptable minimum penis size as a grounds for divorce.

Icelandic

转码 (zhuǎn mǎ)·To give up on one’s original career plans and self-learn programming instead.

Chinese

Vitutus·An emotion of extreme frustration, a mute, helpless rage.

Finnish

เกรงใจ grengjai·Feeling awkwardly obligated to do something for someone so they don't feel bad.

Thai

Wàngniánjiāo [忘年交]·A friendship where the difference in age between the friends is forgotten.

Chinese

תתחדש (Titkhadesh)·Friendly thing to say to someone when they get something new (a haircut, a new phone).

Hebrew

Desvelarse·Unable to sleep or to be sleep deprived.

Spanish

Beethoven·Someone who's more attractive from behind.

Singapore English

Nagla·נגלה - the act of separate back and forth runs (better explained inside).

Hebrew

Eierlegende wollmilchsau·Jack-of-all-trades, but literally egg-laying wool-milk-pig.

German

Beutelschneider·A dodgy salesman who sells subpar wares for an exorbitant price, often using an aggressive sales strategy.

German

Bottennapp·When your fish hook gets stuck on something on the bottom of the lake.

Swedish

MÖP (lit. militarily over-interested person)·Someone with an unhealthy obsession with the military and weapons.

Swedish

Ättestupa·A cliff or rock which elderly threw themselves off (or were thrown) to their death when they couldn't be productive as to not be a burden on their family.

Swedish

Kenjataimu·The period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly.

Japanese

Mahmilapinatapei / mahmilapinatapai·A look shared by two people, both wishing the other would initiate something but are unwilling or too nervous to begin.

Yaghan

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.

Korean

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.

German

pearl-clutching·To act overly shocked as to publicly display your strong aversion to something.

English

Erklärungsnot (lit. explanation distress)·The pressure of having to explain something (and not being able to do so).

German

Подлый·One prone to an underhand treacherous dishonesty; one of moral turpitude.

Russian

Ums Oaschlecka·A unique, tiny, disappointing unit of measurement.

German, Bavarian/Austrian dialect

交浅言深 (jiāoqiǎnyánshēn)·To have a deep and intimate conversation with a stranger.

Chinese

Zamordyzm·A way of strict governance, usually coupled with restriction to freedoms and supressing the population.

Polish

Pulloverschwein·Pullover-pig. A Northern German colloquialism for a sheep.

German

Naġab·نغب - To touch somebody else's private parts.

Hakenkreuzschmierereien·Daubs/Graffitis of Swastikas.

German

Sakaw·Feeling sick due to the withdrawal effects of Fentanyl.

Indonesian