9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs
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9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs
Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
Means:
To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good.
Kummerspeck (German)
Means:
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating.
Hikikomori (Japanese)
Means:
A teenager or 20-something who has withdrawn from social life, often obsessed with TV and video games.
Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
Means:
To go outside to check if an expected visitor has arrived, over and over again.
There are more words and details of the above here
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2CA2fg/:$Yqu5z_D:GEVibKzm
Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
Means:
To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good.
Kummerspeck (German)
Means:
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating.
Hikikomori (Japanese)
Means:
A teenager or 20-something who has withdrawn from social life, often obsessed with TV and video games.
Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
Means:
To go outside to check if an expected visitor has arrived, over and over again.
There are more words and details of the above here
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2CA2fg/:$Yqu5z_D:GEVibKzm
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We've got it covered already:
GOURGING: To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good.
OPRAH: Excess weight gained from emotional overeating.
GAMER: A teenager or 20-something who has withdrawn from social life, often obsessed with TV and video games.
LONELY: To go outside to check if an expected visitor has arrived, over and over again.
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Alright, alright, arlight0
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »The German one, you're right, but the literal translation is "grief bacon"
I get that whenever I run out of bacon.1
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