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

Chinese By Curious_Cilantro

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

Finnish By [deleted]

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

Thai By hoopla_hoopla

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

Chinese By Diaros

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

Hebrew By SteveSapuko

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Sommarplåga (lit. summer torment)·A pop song released around spring that gets overplayed during the summer.

Swedish By frobar

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Bear favor·To do something for someone with good intentions, but it actually has negative consequences instead.

Swedish By notbatmanyet

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

Swedish By frobar

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Osvensk (a.) (lit. un-Swedish)·Outspoken, uninhibited and unapologetic. To not conform to the bad Swedish stereotypes or the Law of Jante mentality.

Swedish By Ampersand55

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

Swedish By eam2468

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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 By TheCaspica

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Mit der Tür ins Haus fallen·Falling with the door into the house.

German By Epii2

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

Yaghan By littlelaurelleaf

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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 By koreanforrabbit

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Samar·Night conversations with friends or family.

Arabic By ju3ju3

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Tøsefornærmet·Literal translation: girly offended, when you get offended over something, and react in a way an immature teenage girl would.

Danish By gusti123

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

English By ignorediacritics

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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 By humortogo

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

German By ScanianMoose

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Overdressed/Underdressed·Being too formally/informally dressed for an activity or event.

English By Dios5

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Sondern?·A question meaning If that's not correct, then what is?.

German By Dios5

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

German, Bavarian/Austrian dialect By roflcopter-pilot

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Gun-Shy·Being afraid of doing something after a previous bad experience.

English By Dios5

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

Polish By SmithOfLie

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

Chinese By 45minute

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

English By TheGman335

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Ilunga·(described as one of the world's most difficult word's to translate) A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time.

Bantu By HenHanna

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Fredagsfika·A bigger fika served at many companies especially on Fridays.

Swedish By TheCaspica

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Tinfed·In reference to a path / road / accessible area; to be able to lead to, open up to or otherwise give access to another known path (even if you can't presently see the junction). Without a reference to a second path, it simply means that the path is not a dead-end.

Maltese By morshushopkeep

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قهقهة·ḲahḲahaThe weird sound that sounds like you're coughing while laughing.

Arabic By MrHamod

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