This is a collection of words in other languages that lack English equivalents. I thought I would take the time out of my extraordinarily busy day to give you guys a bit of a lesson in culture.
Okuri-OKAMI - Japanese: literally a "see-you-home-wolf". A man who feigns thoughtfulness by offering to see a girl home only to try to molest her once he gets in the door.
IE: Matt taylor may be an Okuri-OKAMI.
Jayus - Indonesian: someone who tells a joke so unfunny you can't help laughing.
IE: Matt Taylor definitely is a Jayus.
Baling - Manobo, Philippines: the action of a woman who, when she wants to marry a man, goes to his house and refuses to leave until marriage is agreed upon.
IE: The only way Erin got a husband was to be a Baling.
Baffona - Italian: an attractive moustachioed woman.
IE: From what I can tell, JJ makes one mean Baffona.
Layogenic - Tagalog, Philippines: a person who is only goodlooking from a distance.
IE:In the Filipino dictionary, Matt Taylor is listed under "Layogenic". It is currently unkown how they aquired his photograph.
Rhwe - South Africa: to sleep on the floor without a mat while drunk and naked.
IE: How does matt taylor spend his weekends? Rhwe!
Kaelling - Danish: a woman who stands on her doorstep yelling obscenities at her kids.
IE: Given some fluke in the natural order of things, if Claudia ever has kids, she will instantly become a Kaelling.
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One more for the road.
Koi No Yokan - Japanese: a sense on first meeting someone that it is going to evolve into love.
IE: When Matt Taylor first met Corey Herlihy, he knew it was Koi No Yokan.
Wow, what a productive day youve had.
Ho Mosecks yewell- Korean for a man you may want to avoid on the street as he is liable to expose himself to you and your children
i.e. Jason and his "warehouse friend" go to lunch to embrace their Ho Mosecks yewell-ity
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