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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

Söndagsseglare (lit. Sunday sailor)·Someone who is bad at something (e.g. driving a car), usually due to inexperience.

Swedish

patentato·A person who has a driver's licence.

Italian

Uppbrottsstämning (lit. breaking-up mood)·The mood when something is about to end, like a party.

Swedish

Mafana tratra·A person who has been widowed several times.

Malagasy

驤 xiāng·A horse with a white marking on the RIGHT BACK leg. Another word for left back leg. Another for both legs. Another for four legs.

Chinese

Aufbruchstimmung·The mood of getting ready to depart from a place and/or try new things.

German

下头 xià tóu·To quickly lose interest in a crush.

Chinese

Wegbier·A beer you have while commuting someplace.

German

scheinfrei (adj.) of students·Having passed all classes necessary to graduate (but possibly not the final exam and thesis).

German

リニアメトロ Linear Metro·Metro train using linear motor drive for power transmission.

Japanese

هل (Hal)·Indicates a question with a yes/no answer.

Arabic

Janteloven·Societal concept that you are not to think you're anyone special, or that you're better than the collective group.

Danish

啃老 (kěn lǎo)·To live off one’s retired parents/grandparents.

Chinese

Å bli tatt på fersken·To be caught red handed.

Norwegian

Tatanta (interj.)·Noticing somebody has got something new.

Malagasy

Haju and Tuoksu·A bad scent and a good scent (respectively).

Finnish

Na’Iman·A word you say to someone once they’ve come out of the shower, gotten a haircut etc.

Arabic

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