Outfits 9 years ago Words
There’s a word for that.
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? This is the word for it: Iktsuarpok.
Okay, so maybe I cannot truly pronounce this interesting word. But I definitely felt iktsuarpok in the later part of yesterday. As I sat on the second floor, perched up in my office which overlooks a parking lot, I could have sworn someone kept walking toward my front door. My eyes continuously played tricks on me until I finally had to close the blinds. Out of sight, out of mind {right?}.
Here are 8 wonderful words with no English equivalent:
1. Glas wen (Welsh)
A smile that is insincere or mocking. Literally, a blue smile.
2. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
3. 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.
4. Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
5. Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
6. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
7. 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.
8. Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.
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Photos by Felicia Lasala
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