Have you ever awoken from a nightmare so real and terrible, it takes you a good five minutes after waking up to even slightly recover and assure yourself it wasn’t real? Well, bilita mpash is the polar opposite. It’s a dream so wonderful, enjoyable, and pleasant it could rejuvenate you. You wake up with a… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Bilita Mpash
It’s roughly a month and a half until spring break. We’re in the home stretch of winter. Fernweh is coming with a vengeance. Fernweh is the desire to travel, a synonym for wanderlust. Both fernweh and wanderlust are German words. Maybe the Germans have an intense passion to get the hell out of Germany. Who… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Fernweh
I’m not going to lie; it’s a little uncomfortable for me to write this blog. It’s bringing up emotions I’ve spent a lot of time burying, and I guess I’ll explain more as I go on. Forelsket. It’s the rush of emotion you feel when first falling in love. All of those happy chemicals rushing… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Forelsket
I hope everyone experiencing the dead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere right now is finding some hygge. Hygge is a Danish word that’s difficult to translate. It describes the feeling of coziness one gets when there’s nothing but good times to be had, and when no annoyances or worries get in the way of… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Hygge
After a few weeks of lovey-dovey BS, I’m getting back to my default emotion: bitter rage. The best language for that is German. This week’s word, backpfeifengesicht, speaks to me. And, like all German words, it’s fun to say. Ever seen someone and you wanted to punch them? I’m not talking about someone cutting you off… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Backpfeifengesicht
Last week I explored a dark side of love with ya’aburnee so I promised something lighter this week and I’m going to deliver! The topic is love again, but instead of discussing the deep, dark fears that go with love, I’m going to talk about those wispy tinglies of love’s first bloom. I’m puking flowers and rainbows.… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Koi No Yokan
I’m taking it to all new emo levels this week with ya’aburnee. Love is a wonderful thing that can make you feel all mushy, gooey, and tingly inside. It can make you feel terrible, too. Love can lead to all manner of morbid and utterly depressing thoughts, especially if you’ve consumed a bottle of wine and are… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Ya’aburnee
Mamihlapinatapai, a mouthful of a word, comes from the Yaghan language. This language was spoken on the archipelago called “Tierra del Fuego” which is divided between Chile and Argentina. When I saw the definition of this word, I immediately flashed back to times in my life when this has happened, and it was bittersweet. Mamihlapinatapai… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday- Mamihlapinatapai
KUMMERSPECK. German words are fun to say, once you know how the pronunciation works. It’s a guttural language. Speaking it feels kind of like therapy. I wanted to take German or French in 8th grade but my dad convinced me to take Spanish. I later took French in high school, but I still wanted to… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Kummerspeck
Pluviophile I had a disappointing summer but probably the most disappointing thing of all was we barely had any rain. You see, I’m a pluviophile. From the Latin “pluv” or “pluvio” for rain, and of course “phile” for love, pluviophiles are the weirdos who don’t immediately moan and groan on rainy days. We rather love… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday – Pluviophile
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