Ten Awesome German Words that have no English Equivalent…..
1) Weltschmerz (n.): mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.
2) Kummerspeck (n.): excess weight gained from emotional overeating.
3) Torschlusspanik (n.): the fear, usually as one gets older, that time is running out and important opportunities are slipping away.
(Think, socially inept message board loser here)
4) Fremdschämen (n.): the almost-horror you feel when you notice that somebody is oblivious to how embarrassing they truly are.
(Think, any garden variety Trump-ette message boarder)
5) Backpfeifengesicht (n.): a face that cries out for a fist in it.
6) Erklärungsnot (n.): the state of having to quickly explain yourself.
7) Treppenwitz (n.): the things you should have said but only occur to you when it is too late.
8) Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung (n.): the struggle to come to terms with the past.
9) Handschuhschneeballwerfer (n.): a coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance.
10) Allgemeinbildung (n.): everything that any adult capable of living independently can reasonably be expected to know
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1) Weltschmerz (n.): mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.
2) Kummerspeck (n.): excess weight gained from emotional overeating.
3) Torschlusspanik (n.): the fear, usually as one gets older, that time is running out and important opportunities are slipping away.
(Think, socially inept message board loser here)
4) Fremdschämen (n.): the almost-horror you feel when you notice that somebody is oblivious to how embarrassing they truly are.
(Think, any garden variety Trump-ette message boarder)
5) Backpfeifengesicht (n.): a face that cries out for a fist in it.
6) Erklärungsnot (n.): the state of having to quickly explain yourself.
7) Treppenwitz (n.): the things you should have said but only occur to you when it is too late.
8) Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung (n.): the struggle to come to terms with the past.
9) Handschuhschneeballwerfer (n.): a coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance.
10) Allgemeinbildung (n.): everything that any adult capable of living independently can reasonably be expected to know
Hat tip: https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/10-fabulous-german-words-english-equivalent/
