"The poverty of our language and the novelty of the theme compel me to coin new words for the purpose"-Lucretius
I have had my period of silence from blogging and I am happy report to that begun to restart writing . I had a big roadblock with maintaining is the schoolwork I have and also I have had trouble articulating myself through words often.Hopefully these words from forgein lexicons may one day help us expand the borders of our consciousness.
Bakku-shan(Japanese) -A girl who looks as though she might be hot from behind but is ugly when seen from the front
Fachidiot (German):- Excessively narrow-minded expert in one field
Wu Wei(Chinese)- Action by Nonaction
Narachastra Prayoga(Sanskrit)-Men who worship their own sexual organs
Agobilles(German): A burglar’s tools.
Squadretta (Italian): A group of prison guards who specialise in beating up inmates.
Frotteur(French)-men who like to rub their crotches against the buttocks of women in crowds
Desenrascançoto(Portuguese)-the process of solving a problem and indicated that the solution was fashioned despite a lack of the proper equipment, training, or knowledge.
Pochemuchka(Russian)-a person who asks too many questions
Litost(Czech)-a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery
Wabi (Japanese)- A flawed detail which creates an elegant whole
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Doxa(Greek)-common belief or popular opinion
Tartle (Scottish)- to hestitate while introducing someone because you’ve forgotten their name.
Forelsket (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.
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