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A teenager or 20-something who has withdrawn from social life, often obsessed with TV and video games.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

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SomebodyWakeUpHIcks

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GAMER: A teenager or 20-something who has withdrawn from social life, often obsessed with TV and video games.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.

SomebodyWakeUpHIcks

Alright, alright, arlight

SomebodyWakeUpHIcks

MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »

The German one, you're right, but the literal translation is "grief bacon"

I get that whenever I run out of bacon.