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linguaphile

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Posts by linguaphile
Depaysement — The feeling of being a foreigner
/ deh-pay-EEZ-mahn /
French

The disorientation felt in a foreign country — the sense of being an outsider. Can be uncomfortable or exhilarating depending on the person.

linguaphile · 2 hours ago · 2 comments
Gigil — The urge to squeeze something unbearably cute
/ GEE-gil /
Filipino

The overwhelming urge to pinch or squeeze something because it's so cute. Also felt when seeing babies, puppies, or anything impossibly adorable.

linguaphile · 2 hours ago · 2 comments
Hiraeth — A homesickness for a home you cannot return to
/ HEER-eyeth /
Welsh

A longing for home that no longer exists or never was. A nostalgia and grief for the lost places of your past, or a romanticized past.

linguaphile · 2 hours ago · 2 comments
Tsundoku — Buying books and not reading them
/ tsoon-DOH-koo /
Japanese

The act of acquiring reading materials and letting them pile up without reading them. A common affliction among book lovers.

linguaphile · 2 hours ago · 4 comments
Toska — Longing with nothing to long for
/ TOHS-kah /
Russian

Vladimir Nabokov described it as 'a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness.' It can range from mild longing to a deep ache of the soul.

linguaphile · 2 hours ago · 2 comments