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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

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

Disputed Paragrafryttare (lit: article rider)·A person who follows written rules to such a degree that they're seen as rigid and inflexible.

Swedish

Disputed Pocket table tennis·To play with your genitals through your pocket.

Swedish

Disputed Vergüenza ajena·When you're ashamed not because of your own actions but by somebody else's actions.

Spanish

Tambien / Tampoco·( Too, Neither ).

Spanish

Un traquenard·A situation that sounds like funny business, a trap of some sort.

French

Küszöbgörcs (lit. threshold-cramp)·The inability to leave already.

Hungarian

Un Gloubi-Boulga·An unintelligible babbling or incoherent speech.

French

Kråkfötter (lit. crow’s feet)·Sloppy, hard-to-read handwriting.

Swedish

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

Swedish

Podes tirar o cavalinho da chuva·You can take the little horse out of the rain.

Portuguese

झूठा (Jhootha) (adj.)·Food that has already been tasted by someone.

Hindi

Disputed Preum’s !·Used at the end of a long car ride to determine who will go to the bathroom first.

French

tall·Of great or above average height.

English