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