Words that don't exist in English
- Gheegle: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
- Culacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.
- Sgriob: (Gaelic) The itchiness that overcomes the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky
- L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.”
- Pari-pari and Saku-saku: (Japanese) Hard-crispy verses Soft-crispy, i.e. a rice cracker versus fried chicken
- Stam: (Hebrew) An agreement out of amusement and frustration that something doesn’t have a satisfactory answer among those talking.
- Forelsket: (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.
- Manja: (Malay) A characteristic or action for affectionate and pampered/being pampered.
- Dupey (pronounced Duh-Up-Pee; Jamaican Patwa) A bothersome ghost or apparition.
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