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Passive Armament·Protective equipment that prevents the police from giving you a nice proper beating.

German

Пострелям (postrelyam)·To shoot a little bit, presumably out of boredom or because one wants to, until one doesn't feel like shooting anymore.

Bulgarian

Erlösungsfreudeschuldbewusstsein·Guilt at the relief of a loved one’s death.

German

Nöken·To copulate, to have sex, to fuck. To screw, to bang, to conjugate. To lie with, to go all the way, to couple.

Low Saxon

Tessék·An all-purpose prompt/greeting/acknowledgement, used in almost any situation to request something (usually information) that is apparent with context, or to acknowledge receipt of something (usually information).

Hungarian

(das passt) wie die Faust auf’s Auge·Expression used when observing clashing clothes/accessories/colors/etc.

German

Indiano·Lit. 'Indiesman,' a colonial Spaniard who traveled to the Spanish properties in the Americas (often the West Indies), made their fortune (usually at the expense of the colonized people), and came back home very wealthy. Typically proceeded to display this wealth ostentatiously.

Spanish

Ser da bagaceira·To come from the pile of rejects of sugarcane processing.

Portuguese

Parler anglais comme une vache espagnole (lit. to speak English like a Spanish cow)·To speak a very bad English.

French

Poljubiti vrata·Going back home after coming over to someone and realizing that no one is there.

sundanon·Of a woman, easily gets pregnant and gives birth with very short gaps.

Cebuano

Мързи ме·When you feel too lazy for doing something at certain moment.

Bulgarian

O-Ton·A phrase someone you know always says.

German

Laglag Panty·When a guy's so hot, your panties fall off.

Filipino

Acercar·To move something/someone closer.

Spanish

dijmin·Enemy. Literally means anti-me. dij = anti, min = me.

Kurdish

Armutszeugnis [lit. proof of poverty·Proof of someones inadequacy, a pathetic display.

German

白左 Báizuǒ·White Leftist.

Chinese (China)

啋(choi1)·Interjection in response to something that may bring bad luck.

Cantonese

Bawbaggery·The result of all of life's obstacles, bureaucracy and annoyances.

Svartbygge (lit. black construction)·A building raised without a building permit.

Swedish

verpolen·V. to connect an electronic component or device incorrectly.

German

پشتي پشتي·To shoo a cat.

pashto

Aliya·A place where you go up.

Hebrew

知音(Zhī Yīn)·Lit. to know the tone.

Chinese

Olla sinut·To know something/someone well enough to address them with a singular pronoun instead of the plural one.

Finnish

Zersetzungserscheinungen·Showing signs of dissolution, literally or figuratively.

German

Orosz zsebkendő (Russian tissue)·When you blow your nose into the air.

Hungarian

Døgn·A 24 hour period.

Danish/Norwegian

Äuä·A sound made when you either are in disbelief, don't agree, or are uncertain about your own statement.