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Word of the Day: 3/7/15

Uitwaaien (oit-vai-in) (Dutch) Literally meaning 'to walk in the wind', this Dutch word/phrase is used to mean 'a breath of fresh air'....

Here's some words that dont translate directly into English, to make up for the hiatus I took over the summer! Waldeinsamkeit (German)...

TATEMAE & HONNE (tah-tey-my-ey & hohn-ey) (Japanese) the difference from what you PRETEND to believe in (tatemae / 建前) and what you...

Overmorrow (ohvr-mahroh) (Old English) the day after tomorrow #wotd #words #wordoftheday #wordhistory

Litost (lee-tohst) (Czehc) the feeling of torment you get when confronted with your own misery #words #wotd #wordoftheday

Luftmensch (luhft-menssh) (Yiddish) An impractical dreamer with little to no business sense! #words #wotd #wordoftheday

Hygge (Hue-gah) (Danish) The happy feeling a person gets when they take joy in the small things that make up the ordinary routine of...

Bilita Mpash (Bileet'uh Mpahsh) (Origin: Bantu) The opposite of a nightmare. Not only a good dream but an extrememly good dream (such as...

Kaapshljmurslis {cap-shly'-mər-slihs) (Latvian) a person who is cramped on public transportation #wordoftheday #words #wotd #latvian

Fernweh (German) Literally meaning "farsickness" or feeling to go to a place you've never visited. It's the opposite of homesickness!...