Backpfeifengesicht: A face badly in need of a ____. (German)
Bakku-shan: The experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the ___. (Japanese)
Bilita Mpash: An amazing dream; the opposite of a _____. (Bantu)
Boketto: The act of gazing vacantly into the ____. (Japanese)
Cafune: Tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s ___. (Brazilian Portuguese)
Cavoli Riscaldati: The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship; 'reheated ____.' (Italian)
The prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40; 'one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers'. (Caribbean Spanish)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child. (Samoan)
The kinder, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, 'vicarious embarrassment.” (German, Myötähäpeä in Finnish)
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute. (Filipino)
That feeling you get when you don't want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them. (Thai)
The pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends; coziness. (Danish)
When you’re waiting in anticipation for someone to arrive at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet. (Inuit)
A woman who curses at her children in public. (Danish)
The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love. (Japanese)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating; 'grief bacon'. (German)
“Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.” (Swedish) Associated with moderation, it typically refers to the etiquette of taking your share.
Beautiful from far away, but up close it’s a big old mess. (Tagalog)
A state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. (Czech)
An impractical dreamer with no business sense. (Yiddish) Literally, air person, social misfit
'Stairwell wit'; a too-late retort thought of only after departure. (French)
That special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do. (Yaghan)
When you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them. (Indonesian)
The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip; 'a burro'. (German)
To scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten. (Hawaiian)
“To move hot food around in your mouth.' (Buli, Ghana)
Anything you might consider putting into a sandwich. (Norwegians)
The klutz who spills his coffee. (Yiddish)
The one on whom the klutz spills coffee. (Yiddish)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money. (French)
When you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it; “I accidentally ate the whole thing.' (Georgian)
The UV glow of tanning salons. (Italian)
That panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can't quite remember. (Scots)
To jump out and say boo! (Czech)
The hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them; 'may you bury me'. (Arabic)
Walking in the woods at night, the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin. (Ulwa)
The day after tomorrow. (Georgian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage. (Persian)
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