Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Older Generations
(sting the mule) • To escape from an uncomfortable situation or to be forced to move on or leave by others. For example, as in when a person is being held back at a place by a never-ending stubborn conversation and wants or needs to move on to do other things.
"A conversa está boa e tudo, mas preciso picar a mula."
"The talk is fine and all, but I need to sting the mule."
Submitted April 2021 by anonymous
Neologism USED On Rare Occasion BY Young People
(cry-laugh) • The act of laugh about a tragicomic situation or cry and laugh at the same time.
"Eu comecei a chorir porque escorreguei em frente a todos os meus colegas de trabalho."
"I start to cry and laugh because I slipped in front of all my co-workers."
Submitted February 2021 by anonymous
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(noun) • (chicken scratch) • Krickelkrakel is handwriting that no one can read.
"Die Schrift kann man ja überhaupt nicht lesen, was für ein Krickelkrakel!"
"This writing is really unreadable, what a chicken scratch!"
Submitted February 2021 by nelila
English
English speaking countries
Neologism USED On Rare Occasion BY women
When a field of interest of women is taken over by men, subsequently pushing out the women who were previously there.
"Computer science used to be filled with women until men came in and mentrified the field."
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Country folk
Usually used when talking of a man who got married and got fat or looks old. Also rarely used when talking about a woman who got married and had a child, and suddenly looks fatigued and worn.
-"Arragh, you seen John lately?" -"Aye, he got a wife, and now he's looking married all over."
"Geez, have you seen John lately?" "I have, and he's looking fat and old."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Pues espera sentado y llévate un bocadillo
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(Sit waiting and pack a sandwich) • It's often used when wanting to say "don't wait around" or "you'll be waiting a while."
"Llamé al director del hotel, pero no respondió." "Pues espera sentado y llévate un bocadillo!"
"I called the hotel manager, but he didn't pick up." "Better sit down and pack a sandwich."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Almost Everyone
(you could spread him on bread) • Someone that is too nice and sometimes even easily manipulated.
''He is so nice, you could spread him on bread.''
''Toliko je dobar, možeš na hleb da ga namažeš.''
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
te conheço de outros carnavais
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some people
(I know you from other carnival parties) • When someone you know very well pretends to be what they are not.
"Eu nunca usei drogas!" "Eu te conheço de outros carnavais."
"I never used drugs!" "I know you from other carnivals."
Submitted January 2021 by analis
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY Older people, adults
(noun) • A child who is the youngest of their siblings and born many years later. There might be an 8 year gap between the "attpåklatt" and their siblings
"Søstera mi er ni år yngre enn meg" "Så hun er en attpåklatt da"
"My sister is nine years younger than me" "So, she's an attpåklatt then"
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Portuguese
Capital city of Salvador, and the nearby region Recôncavo ,
Brazil
Interjection USED On Rare Occasion BY Young people
(look at the mess over there, look!) • A person trying to call somebody's attention to a nearby confusion or mess (auê). It's a fantastic example of synthesis, shortening the expression "look at the mess here, look." (olhe auê aí, olhe). It's said that it is the only sentence in Portuguese without a single consonant! A Paradise of vowels!
"Olhe para aquilo, que confusão! Ó o auê aí, o!"
Look at that, what a mess, look!
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Word USED On Rare Occasion BY some people
(n.) • Means "a drowned body". Dozaemon was originally a sumo wrestler, who was so pale and fat that people started joking that drowned bodies looked just like him. Not to be mistaken with Doraemon.
"あの川で土左衛門が上がったそうだ。"
"I heard a drowned body was found at that river.
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY some people
(A far away unknown place) • It's used to name a far away unknown place.
Since moving to bum-fuck Egypt I've had to rely more on the internet.
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Slang USED On Rare Occasion BY Adults
Pičkovac arises from the word pička which means pussy. Pičkovac indicates a faraway place or a place that is hard to reach.
''Ma on dolazi iz pičkovca, čekaćemo ga još.''
''He is coming from pičkovac, we will wait for him more.''
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(to stick your foot in the jackfruit) • It's used in moments when someone drinks too much alcohol or eats too much junk food. Generally used when someone goes beyond their limits.
"Depois de uma semana de dieta, ele acabou enfiando o pé na jaca no sábado"
"After a week on a diet, he ended up sticking his foot in the jackfruit on Saturday"
Trentino dialect
| Trentino
Province of Trento,
Italy
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Older Generations
(the drunk death) • It's used to indicate someone who looks sick, pale, and/or malnourished as if just a step away from fainting. You would say it directly only if you know the person very well; otherwise, it would be rude and offensive.
"Oh vecio cosa t'elo successo? Te mpari la morte mbriaga!" "Tasi valá... L'è do dì che no dormo!"
"Oh man, what happened to you? You look like the drunk death!" "Oh shut up... I haven't been able to sleep for two days!"
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Chi ha i denti non ha il pane e chi ha il pane non ha i denti
Proverb USED On Rare Occasion BY Everyone
(Who has teeth has no bread and who has bread has no teeth) • It means that some people have talents and ambitions but no opportunity to realise them and some others have means (usually financial resources) but no aspirations to realise. It is used both to feel sorry for a talented person who can't afford what they want and to criticise a person who has occasions that they don't deserve.
"Maria parla benissimo l'inglese ma non più permettersi il viaggio a Londra, quindi il suo posto verrà preso da Marco, che non parla una parola di inglese. È proprio vero che chi ha i denti non ha il pane e chi ha il pane non ha i denti!"
"Maria speaks English very well, but she can't afford the trip to London, so her place will be taken by Marco, who doesn't speak a word of English. It is true that who has teeth has no bread and who has bread has no teeth!"
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Everyone
(to have a spider on the ceiling) • Describes someone who is not the brightest or someone crazy. If a spider has the space to make a net inside your head, it is not a good sign, as the spider lives in a room that is not used a lot.
"N'écoute pas ce mec, il a une araignée au plafond." "Ton pote est un peu bizarre, il doit avoir une araignée au plafond."
"Don't listen to this guy, he has a spider on the ceiling." "Your mate is a bit weird, he must have a spider on the ceiling."
a few fries short of a Happy Meal
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some people
Variation of “a few bricks short of a load” to describe someone who isn’t very smart.
“That guy just cut me off on the road! Couldn’t he see my car?” “He must be a few fries short of a happy meal.”
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
French
French speaking countries
Ce n'est pas le couteau le plus aiguisé du tiroir.
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
(It is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.) • It means that you are not really smart but it is said in a funny way.
" - Je n'ai pas réussi à faire cet exercice. - Tu n'es vraiment pas le couteau le plus aiguisé du tiroir..."
"I did not manage to do this exercise. - You are definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer..."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Anyone
(Well seen, the blind!) • This is something you may say to someone who just discovered something obvious. This is obviously a pun, and "bien vu" actually translates to "well spotted", "good catch".
"T'as déjà remarqué que presque tous les salons de coiffures ont un jeu de mot dans leur nom ?" "Bien vu, l'aveugle !"
"Have you ever noticed that almost every hairdressing salon has a pun in its name?" "Well seen, the blind!"
