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Flashcards by Daniel Burns, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Daniel Burns
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Age-otori (Japanese) | To look worse after a haircut |
| Ilunga (Tshiluba) | A person who is ready to forgive an abuse the first time, will tolerate it the second time but will never allow it a third time |
| Pana po’o (Hawaiian) | The act of scratching your head in order to remember something |
| Schilderwald (German) | A street crowded with so many signs that you become lost |
| Prozvonit (Czech) | To call a mobile phone, only letting it ring once so that the other person will call you back so that you don't have to spend money on minutes |
| Rire dans sa barbe (French) | To laugh into your beard quietly while thinking about something that happened in the past |
| Tsundoku (Japanese) | The act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically adding it to a pile of other unread books |
| Backpfeifengesicht (German) | A face badly in need of a fist |
| Tingo (Pascuense) | The act of gradually stealing all the possessions of your neighbours house by borrowing and never returning |
| Jayus (Indonesian) | A joke told so badly that you can't help but laugh |
| Tartle (Scottish) | The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you have forgotten their name |
| Iktsuarpok (Inuit) | The feeling of anticipation that leads you to regularly look outside to see if anyone is coming |
| Sobremesa (Spanish) | The time spent after eating lunch or dinner talking to the people whom you just shared the meal with |
| Utepils (Norwegian) | To sit outside on a sunny day and enjoy a beer |
| Craic (Irish) | A sense of enjoyment and fun that usually involves lively conversation, alcohol and music |
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