December 2011
15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent →
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1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian) The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage. 2. Yuputka (Ulwa) A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin. 3. Slampadato (Italian) Addicted to the infra-red glow of tanning salons? This word describes you. 4. Luftmensch (Yiddish) The Yiddish have scores of words to describe social...
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“Lastly, she pictured herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the...”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland (1865)
child predator: I have candy come in my van
me: no thanks
predator: I have wifi come in my van
me: ok
little river band “reminiscing” (just...
