Mamihlapinatapai
A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire,…
Vulture Shock
The nagging sense that no matter how many days you spend exploring a foreign country, you never quite…
Midsummer
A feast celebrated on the day of your 26th birthday, which marks the point at which your youth…
Dialecstatic
Hearing a person with a thick accent pronounce a certain phrase—the Texan “cooler,” the South African “bastard,” the…
Funkenzwangsvorstellung
The instinctive trance of a campfire in the dark, spending hours roasting and watching as it settles and…
Inerrata
A kind of mistake you wouldn’t take back even if you could; the reluctance to disown a broken…
Nazlanmak
Essentially, nazlanmak is the Turkish word for saying no and meaning yes. Nazlanmak means to feign reluctance or…
Coddiwomple
A relatively new slang term, this fun unofficial word means “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a…
Paracosm
A paracosm is a phenomenon in which a richly detailed, meticulously crafted imaginary world is created in one’s…
Quaintrelle
This word describes a woman who is focused on style and leisurely pastimes. A quaintrelle enjoys the finer…
Hanker Sore
Finding a person so attractive it actually kinda pisses you off. Coined by John Koenig in The Dictionary…
Myötähäpeä
The feeling of shame you experience on the behalf of another person or a character when they do…
Kudoclasm
Sometimes it feels like your life is flashing before your eyes, but it’s actually the opposite: you’re thinking…
Adronitis
Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone—spending the first few weeks chatting in their…