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Bangungot·A very bad dream/nightmare that causes people to die in their sleep.

Tagalog

risvoltinato·A man who wears his pants cuffed.

圣母·Literally “female saint”, a gender-neutral term used to describe somebody who is overly politically correct and/or overly sympathetic. The terms comes from a metaphor in the famous science fiction novel “Three Body”.

Chinese

挟射(きょうしゃ/kyōsha)·Ejaculation during a mammary intercourse.

Japanese

Dygna·To stay awake for twenty-four hours.

Swedish

को ‎(ko)·Accusative Preposition.

Hindi

Pagko, Mafül, Rofül·Three words for different kinds of hugs.

Mapuzugun

Aja·Mainly used for nodding, show surprise.

Spanish

反射弧绕地球两圈 (fan3 she4 gu1 rao4 di4 qiu2 liang3 quan1) When someone makes a comment and it takes you forever to get it. Literally·The nerve reflex impulse (reflex arc) took two orbits around the earth.

Mandarin

Mahay·To be good at something, to excel (at something specific).

Malagasy

(Slang) Jones·To be so unsuccessful with love that it's as if s/he's destined to be single forever.

Indonesian

أحا·To show an objection to something.

Egyptian Arabic

Moa·Short word to make it easier for your interlocutor to contradict you.

Malagasy

Nojoda·Exclamation of anger, protest, indignation, astonishment or exhortation.

Spanish

소복소복 (soboksobok)·An ideophone that represents the sound and visuals of something light falling and piling up into a small heap.

Korean

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

English

أدخل ف‍سوق راسك·Adkhul f-Souk Rassek.

Moroccan Arabic

Pariban·(If you're a man), women with the same surname as your mother. (If you're a women), men whose mothers' surname is the same as yours. Has an added implication of being the best pairings for marriage.

Batak Toba

ampiyas, anggí·When rain enters through an open window or door.

Tagalog

Cadel·A speech impediment in which you can't spell your [r] and instead spelt it as [l].

Indonesian

Сглазить·To give an evil eye (to someone).

Russian

Bezzeg·A special word used to convey and emphasize a sentiment/fact which is in oppositon with the statment the word bezzeg is attached to, while not directly mentioning the opposing thing. Often used while berating someone. Examples in text.

Hungarian

Schilderwald·A confusing mess of sign posts, especially in road traffic.

German

Hamlamak·To have delayed onset muscle soreness.

Turkish

Notruf·A 911 call, emergency call, distress call.

German

Lokalpatriot·Someone (overly) patriotic for their hometown/region.

Swedish

Чужой·Someone else's, other people's, not mine/yours.

Russian

Джъткам /JUT-come/·To mash keyboard keys (and mouse buttons).

Bulgarian

Myrornas krig (lit. war of the ants)·The b/w noise shown on an analog TV set when not tuned into a channel.

Swedish

Can·The essence of life that every living being has.

Turkish