Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”, and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes “a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.” (via Martin)
This needs to be infused into the English language.
Naf, this the one that you were asking me to check out? Mamihlapinatapai. haha. yeah well, waiting for ‘the other person...
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New word, familiar definition
Words are cool, huh? Think we English speakers can appropriate Mamihlapinatapai the same way we appropriated De ja vu?
i think i do this
Wow. Bryant Park much?
:D for later reference.
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Oh… So… I’m always mamihlapinatapai people in the street.
awkward moment after you had...breathtaking eye-to-eye contact and just before you turn...
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dang don’t we all get into this situation sometimes, maybe if i bust out trying
Wikipedia?? That’s a follow!
esta palabra seria muy comun
ai que palavra gorrrrda! ;-)
I wish I knew how...say this, I love this word! :D
~ Wow. I never knew about this. HAHA. Makarelate? XD
Wow, I love this word.
mummy-la-pin-a-ta-pai?….i still can’t get the pronounciation right. HAHA!
sakit sa dila! :)))
can I have this just once?
Lindsay, that word and definition is in my little black composition book!!!!
scrivovivo:bestofwikipedia:...so. many. times.
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HI IF ONE WORD DESCRIBED MY ENTIRE LIFE IT IS THIS WORD (stop looking down my shirt YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
LOL. ;D I ♥ this HAHAHA :)
wuuushuu hahaha alam ko kung anong iniisip mo! ;)) hahaha
ohoho ka jan. hahaha. wala noh!
ohohoho anong pinapahiwatig mo dito conrad? ;)
WOW. now there’s
I think what happened at...hair salon yesterday...like this....
MADALI LANG INTINDIHIN YAN. TORPE sila pareho. :))))))))))))
That. Is a really good word. Haha.
I love this word, it speaks...my nature so clearly and poignantly. If I wrote a...
cool stuff, eh? :)
“a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither...
“a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither...
bestofwikipedia:...this word deserves a translation.=_=
there’s no word in English to describe this!
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*jumps up and down*!! Now thats...word! Anyone interested
TORPE ang tawag sa mga taong ganyan. TORPEEEEE.
AKA awkwardd -.- i love foreign languages :)!
i wear this face every fucking day….
My favorite word. Always will be and that’s a promise.
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Oh yes. I’m sure I can ;)
hahaha. jon. i’d be willing to bet you can guess my thoughts on this.
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Basically, I can’t believe they have...for this, but I think every
oh, so that’s what it’s called?
god, i know that feeling
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=)) This is nice… KINDA. =))
there is a word for every freakin thing isnt there? haha
OH MY GOD. I think we all know who this...describes exactly. (At
for cultural universals.
so thats what you call that; i get that look a lot. works as a tongue twister too!
this word! I somehow share this ‘look’
spelling bee,[…].
Mamihlapinatapai is...from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness...
i always find it interesting when some languages have words for what others have to explain in complex sentences
is what that’s called… got it.
know but am glad I now do know.
has just summarised my entire life o_O
asus. natranslate na ni jolina yan. “Chuvachuchu”
Say it with me: Mamihlapinatapai!
This needs to happen in my top-of-the-head vocabulary. I will practice saying this out loud!
Ingenious (and incredibly useful):
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Story of my life.
Mmm. I love this word.
I know this look…
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every single day of my life…
I remember learning this :)
well shit, I feel like this happens all
I’m not completely sure why,
English language.
MOST AMAZING EVER!
my life, what always happens...me because I’m a chicken
there’s also this Portugese one I learned… ‘Saudade’.
I think I’ve experienced this...lot lately. I’ll...away when...
our greek terms ;) (though this
someone tried explaining this...me once, it didn’t quite sink in till now