They Have a Word For It
"Finding a name for something," says Howard Rheingold,
"is a way of conjuring its existence."
torschlüsspanik: the German word for
"the frantic anxiety experienced by unmarried women as they race against the 'biological clock.'"
kyoikumama: The Japanese word for
"mother who pushes her children into academic achievement."
bol: The Mayan word for
"stupid in-laws."
treppenwitz: The German word that refers to the
"clever remark that comes to mind when it is too late to utter it."
- from
"They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words & Phrases," by Howard Rheingold.
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