English Trivia

  • Logomachy
    (n.) an argument over words
  • Cagamosis
    (n.) an unhappy marriage.
  • Uitwaaien
    (v.) to take a break to clear one's head, lit, to walk in the wind.
  • Holophrasis
    (n.) the expression of complex ideas in a single word or phrase.
  • Sobremesa: (n.)
    The time spent around the table after lunch and dinner, talking to the people you shared meal with, time to digest and savor both food and friendship!
  • Backpfeifengesicht
    (n.) a person who needs to be slapped, lit, a face that needs a fist in it.
  • Yugen
    (n.) An awareness if the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and mysterious for words.
  • Serendipity
    (n.) Finding something good without looking for it.
    Pronunciation- Ser-en-dip-i-ty
  • Abditory<br />

(n.) A place into which you can disappear, a hiding place.Upload to Facebook
    Abditory
    (n.) A place into which you can disappear, a hiding place.
  • Saudade<br />

(sl.Portuguese) The feeling of longing for something or someone who you love and which is lost.Upload to Facebook
    Saudade
    (sl.Portuguese) The feeling of longing for something or someone who you love and which is lost.
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