• Vorfreude = the pleasure of anticipation
• Solvitur ambulando = Latin phrase which means “it is solved by walking”
• Genericization = when company names become the word (e.g., Kleenex, Tazer, Elevator)
• Chinoiserie = fanciful imitation and interpretation of decorative motifs from Asian art
• fait accompli = a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it.
• Moxie - contagious spirit / courage
• 인연 (Ee-Nyun): fate that something was meant to be between two people
• Unrequited love - not returned love
• Jantelagan - Nordic word discouraging the celebration of one’s possessions
• Eustress = Good Stress
  • Experiences that lead to eustress are usually perceived as challenging but still within our coping abilities, leading to heightened focus and motivation. That delicate balance is where lies the secret to eustress.
• Sprezzatura = “Studied carelessness” - conceal all art and make whatever is done or said appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it
• Kayfabe - making a staged performance as genuine or authentic
• Malipropism: using words wrongly
• Portmanteau = words blended together (Brangelina, Fintech, Insurtech, brunch)
• Tsundoku - buying books and letting them pile up
• Schadenfreude = pleasure at someone else’s misfortune
• Sonder = realization that each passerby is living a life as complicated as their own
• Solipsism - philosophy that you only know that you exist
• Kaizen - constant improvement