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mentalflossr: The Longest Words in English (by Category) Just...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:25 -0500

The Longest Words in English (by Category)

Just reblogging this because one time in kindergarten my show-and-tell was that I knew how to spell this. I was a cool kid, guys.

dailydishonesty: Wait, where did the sun go? This week’s guest...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:42:43 -0500

dailydishonesty:

Wait, where did the sun go? This week’s guest post comes from the lovely hand-letterer and typeface designer Victoria Rushton.

Foreign Words We Could Use in English nevver: Kummerspeck (German) Excess weight gained from...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:05 -0500

Foreign Words We Could Use in English

nevver:

Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.

Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?

Tartle (Scots)
The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.

Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist.

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet?

Pelinti (Buli, Ghana)
Your friend bites into a piece of piping hot pizza, then opens his mouth and sort of tilts his head around while making an “aaaarrrahh” noise. The Ghanaians have a word for that. More specifically, it means “to move hot food around in your mouth.”

Greng-jai (Thai)
That feeling you get when you don’t want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them.

Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.

Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.

Gigil (Filipino)
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute.

Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.

Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.

Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.

Fremdschämen (German)
; Myötähäpeä (Finnish)
The kindler, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, both these words mean something akin to “vicarious embarrassment.”

Lagom (Swedish)
Maybe Goldilocks was Swedish? This slippery little word is hard to define, but means something like, “Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.”

Pålegg (Norweigian)
Sandwich Artists unite! The Norwegians have a non-specific descriptor for anything – ham, cheese, jam, Nutella, mustard, herring, pickles, Doritos, you name it – you might consider putting into a sandwich.

Layogenic (Tagalog)
Remember in Clueless when Cher describes someone as “a full-on Monet…from far away, it’s OK, but up close it’s a big old mess”? That’s exactly what this word means.

Bakku-shan (Japanese)
Or there this Japanese slang term, which describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.

Seigneur-terraces (French)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.

Ya’arburnee (Arabic)
This word is the hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them. Literally, may you bury me.

Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.

Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.

Zeg (Georgian)
It means “the day after tomorrow.” OK, we do have “overmorrow” in English, but when was the last time someone used that?

Cafune (Brazilian Portuguese)
Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.”

Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love.

Kaelling (Danish)
You know that woman who stands on her doorstep (or in line at the supermarket, or at the park, or in a restaurant)
cursing at her children? The Danes know her, too.

Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.

L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
Literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.

Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.

Packesel (German)
The packesel is the person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip. Literally, a burro.

Hygge (Danish)
Denmark’s mantra, hygge is the pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends.

Cavoli Riscaldati (Italian)
The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. Translates to “reheated cabbage.”

Bilita Mpash (Bantu)
An amazing dream. Not just a “good” dream; the opposite of a nightmare.

Litost (Czech)
Milan Kundera described the emotion as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”

Luftmensch (Yiddish)
There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense.

Close-up of the cuter days

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:00 -0500

Close-up of the cuter days

lionnnea replied to your photo: We can pretend it’s Mother’s Day and this gift I… that’s so...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:35 -0500

lionnnea replied to your photo: We can pretend it’s Mother’s Day and this gift I…

that’s so cute!!!

thanks!

We can pretend it’s Mother’s Day and this gift I...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:07:00 -0500

We can pretend it’s Mother’s Day and this gift I made is on time

maddieonthings: zzZzZzz

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:04 -0500

maddieonthings:

zzZzZzz

aoawaywego: Takin’ sights, takin’ pics I always see this on my...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:49 -0500

aoawaywego:

Takin’ sights, takin’ pics

I always see this on my commute and wish I could sneak out for a second to photograph it! So cute.

First Listen: Laura Marling, 'Once I Was An Eagle' : NPR

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:11:33 -0500

First Listen: Laura Marling, 'Once I Was An Eagle' : NPR

"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight,..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:46 -0500

“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.”

- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

cette-coquette: Yale Joel: American travelers building a sand...

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:01:00 -0500

cette-coquette:

Yale Joel: American travelers building a sand replica of France’s medieval abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel in the background, July 1948

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:20:00 -0500

Vanny DeVito

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:27:00 -0500

Vanny DeVito

Oh Sailor // Mr. Little Jeans (feat. Silverlake Conservatory of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:00 -0500

Oh Sailor // Mr. Little Jeans (feat. Silverlake Conservatory of Music Youth Chorale)

I hope you know that you could sail right on
I hope you know you got the ocean blue

betweentimidandtimbuktu replied to your post: Can any of you recommend some new music that...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:04 -0500

betweentimidandtimbuktu replied to your post: Can any of you recommend some new music that falls…

Not new, but if you haven’t listened to the new order albums, “power, corruption & lies” “technique” or “low-life” download them now and enjoy your summer.

I haven’t. Thanks!

"You never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives."

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:39:41 -0500

““You never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives.””

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

sweetsonofabitch replied to your post: Can any of you recommend some new music that...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:01:00 -0500

sweetsonofabitch replied to your post: Can any of you recommend some new music that falls…

Try the Japandrois. Their album Celebration Rock is fun…

Thanks! I’ll check ‘em out.

bourbonplanning replied to your post: Can any of you recommend some new music that falls…

I second Japandroids and am trying to think of other stuff!!

On it. Thank ya!

Can any of you recommend some new music that falls into the sorta-happy-but-not-light-fluffy-twee...

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:45:00 -0500

Can any of you recommend some new music that falls into the sorta-happy-but-not-light-fluffy-twee category?

making travel plans: the best feeling.

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:34:00 -0500

making travel plans: the best feeling.

Audio

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:18:46 -0500