Things that no word exists for ... but it should

[NightJohnBoy]

When you feel a sneeze coming and you're looking forward to it and suddenly it disappears :(
Shneezenfreude

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I'm sure there's a German or Japanese word for all of these.

Yes I came on to say adult children! I see someone beat me to it!

Also, more distinction between family members eg
BiL when it's your sister's husband vs BiL when it's your husband's brother
Maternal Grandma vs Paternal Grandma, etc

I think some languages have this (have a feeling Punjabi might...not sure) Much easier (and would make MN threads more easily made sense of!)

Yes! Punjabi does have specific names for specific relations such as paternal and maternal grandparents and paternal and maternal uncles and aunts.

@TheWayoftheLeaf that is perfect!

Humidititties!

Wow my brain hasn't totally broken in the heat then Thanks!

Very useful!

When you drop something, pick it up and drop it again and have to tell it to fuck off before you pick it back up again

Humidititties

Brilliant* *😃

There is a word for this in a different language but I can't remember what it is. I will see if I can find it in my "Book of Nothing" where I keep notes about random facts etc.

There is a book called Tingo which has fantastic words from other languages where there isn't an English equivalent. I think Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth did an episode of their podcast about this subject too.

Ok. A word for the fact that the Germans have a word for EVERYTHING.

@Ilikecheesycrackers, slee-pee? Someone help me out here!

In German there is a word, "Arschfristhose", which literally translates as "arse eats pants". I guess the same concept in English is a wedgie, but it seems like such a poor word in comparison!

@OakTreex the word is "Gigil" and it's from the Tagalog language. It means the irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because it's so cute, or loved/cherished.

Kilig is also from Tagalog and means the jittery fluttering feeling as you talk to someone you fancy.

One of my favourites is Iktsvarpok (Inuit) the anticipation you feel when waiting for someone, whereby you keep going outside to see if they have arrived yet.

Apparently that's called a 'Glorringe'

Surely 'humidititties' should be 'humititties'?

Kilig is also from Tagalog and means the jittery fluttering feeling as you talk to someone you fancy.

Also known, colloquially, as 'The Fanny Gallops'

That weird sicky thing that pops up and goes straight back down every now and then! I am never sick, but this happens quite frequently with me. Id love a name for it rather than 'eww i just swallowed that bubble if vomit'

I clicked on this thread to specifically recommend this book. All those perfectly good words doing nothing but hang about on road signs.

@Piemam I like that!

@Idroppedthescrewinthetuna Reflux?

And we have had a Mumsnet Meaning of Liff thread;

www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1213164-The-MN-meaning-of-Liff

An amazing mumsnetter forwarded my definition for Kirtling to the people who were updating the book, so now I'm in Afterliff. Best thing ever!

Adult children

Feels so wrong saying ‘my children are …’ when they are in their twenties

Although reading this thread, there's a whole new volume to be written based on purely female experiences.

Oh yeah. Damn. I never thought that 😂😂😂

I came on to say The Meaning of Liff too. Genius and extremely funny.

When your kids are being mildly irritating but not necessarily doing anything bad.
There’s a Polish word that roughly translates to “shitlings” that I’d say is a pretty accurate word, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it is.