Handy words that don’t exist in English

Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut.

Bakku-shan (Japanese): A beautiful girl… as long as she’s being viewed from behind.

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan): A look between two people that suggests an unspoken, shared desire.

Meraki (pronounced may-rah-kee; Greek): Doing something with soul, creativity, or love. It’s when you put something of yourself into what you’re doing.

Gigil (pronounced Gheegle; Filipino): The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

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