Julebukking - noun.

Julebukking is a Scandinavian tradition that you too may have also learned about through a Facebook post. It sounds similar to Halloween in North America--celebrants go door to door wearing costumes and masks. Sometimes the visitors sing and receive candy.

According to Wikipedia, the tradition may have originated in Norway ( Read more... )

Is friluftsliv the new hygge?

The word caught my attention in this article from the Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/we ( Read more... )

rorqual (RAWR-kwuhl) - n., any of several whales of the family Balaenopteridae ( Read more... )

koselig (kush-lee), noun ( Read more... )

Sorry for the missed weeks!

flounce: [flouns]verb ( Read more... )

So today is my Monday morning, and I've been trying to post since yesterday morning, but Batman: Arkham City has been distracting! It's not my fault the Joker is causing trouble again, and I need to stop him. :(

More Words With No English Equivalent!

(until some smart-ass tells me otherwise)

Zeg
(Georgian)
“The day after tomorrow.” Seriously, why don’t ( Read more... )

Tappen [tæp-pən]
noun

Definition:
A plug of indigestible materials that forms in a bear's anus during hibernation.

Etymology:
From the Swedish/Norwegian, tapp-en, 'the plug'.

Usage:
That cork is stuck in that wine bottle tighter than a tappen in a bear's behind.

Notes/Additional Info:
And now it's possible that you all hate me for that mental image. You are ( Read more... )