1. 15:10 27th Jun 2009

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    Reblogged from upsider

    Words That Don’t Exist in the English Language

    upsider:

    Gheegle: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

    Culacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.

    Sgriob: (Gaelic) The itchiness that overcomes the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky

    L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.”

    Pari-pari and Saku-saku: (Japanese) Hard-crispy verses Soft-crispy, i.e. a rice cracker versus fried chicken

    Stam: (Hebrew) An agreement out of amusement and frustration that something doesn’t have a satisfactory answer among those talking.

    Forelsket: (Norweigen) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.

     
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      I feel like we should use these in everyday life. :)
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