C.L. Irwin :verified: · @authorclirwin
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Another (much longer!) list: 203 Most Beautiful Untranslatable Words (The Ultimate List: A-Z): https://www.theintrepidguide.com/untranslatable-words-ultimate-list/. Some of these are quite beautiful, profound, poignant, &/or humorous.
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C.L. Irwin :verified: · @authorclirwin
207 followers · 1249 posts · Server mstdn.socialJamani = "An exclamation + a head nod rolled into a single word."
Ilunga = "Fool me once, fool me twice, but fool me three times, & your fool @$$ is on ice."🤣
Desenrascanço = "FUBAR but with a surprise escape hatch."
Shouganai = "It is what it is, so just deal."😂
Forelsket = "The honeymoon phase of dating or a relationship."
Yaani = "Ça veut dire...Bah, ouais."🤣
Gigil = "Cuteness overload."
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C.L. Irwin :verified: · @authorclirwin
207 followers · 1249 posts · Server mstdn.socialSprezzatura = "I woke up this way."🤣
Sobremesa = "Siesta culture personified." The stateside workplace equivalent: 'What happens when the boss takes the team out for a long lunch, usually on a Friday."😉
Wabi-sabi = "You break it, you buy it ... but then you put it back together again."😉 Also, wabi-sabi = "Zero waste before it was a thing ... but make it beautiful."🤣
Sisu = "Standing in line at the DMV."😂
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C.L. Irwin :verified: · @authorclirwin
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28 Words That Don’t Exist in the English Language: The Power & Beauty of Untranslatable Words | Princely H. Glorious: https://medium.com/swap-language/28-words-that-dont-exist-in-english-you-ll-wish-they-did-e200ef1c3ae2.
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Astanael · @astanael
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The settlers thought that signing the Agreement would put an end to their fears of subjugation from the Elastic Cave-Giants.
Turns out that the Squishies, as they call themselves, were more afraid of the settlers and their dreaded "bones".
This explains some parts of the Agreement, such as the "Settlers are hereby forbidden from having boners in presence of the squishies".
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