16 words for which you just need to come up with emoticons

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Seven hundred Catalans have committed themselves to fighting for the word Porrón to be recognized as an emoticon and used in that form. Porrón is a container with a “spout” that makes pouring or drinking wine more convenient. George Orwell didn't like it, so he called Porrón "a terrible thing."

Seven hundred Catalans did not agree with him and signed a petition to represent this word in the form of emoji.

Edition The Guardian collected 16 in other words that would be worth adding to the existing emoticon list.

Kummerspeck

The German term Kummerspeck means “to gain weight from emotional eating.” This word has no translation in most languages, so conveying it through an emoji would be very helpful.

Litost

This is a Czech word meaning “a painful state caused by sudden awareness of one’s own suffering.” The ideal emoticon for this would be a sad face with a drop of sweat on its forehead.

L'esprit de l'escalier

In literal translation, this means “ladder of wit”, this phrase applies to situations where you have come up with a wonderful answer to the arguments of your partner, but the discussion has long ended. It’s time for this state to come up with a smiley, for example, in the form of a sad clown.

Negligence

This is a Russian word, the equivalent of which is not found in most languages ​​on the planet, it means a scornful attitude to everything that a person would undertake.

Bilita Mpash

This word means a beautiful dream, something completely opposite to a nightmare. It could be passed emoticon in the form of a rainbow over the pillow.

Cuddle

This is another Russian word that does not have full equivalents in other languages. To convey its value could be a smiley in the form of a contented cat with hearts instead of eyes, because it is this animal that we squeeze more often.

Ostalgie

Nostalgia for East Germany. The original word that could be conveyed by an emoticon in the shape of the Berlin Wall with a graffiti heart on it.

Cavoli riscaldati

Literally meaning “reheated cabbage,” it is an Italian term for a new relationship with an ex-partner.

Ilunga

The word that is considered the hardest to translate into English. In the language of Tshiluba, which is spoken in the Republic of the Congo, it means a person who will easily forgive the first offense, endure it a second time, but never relieve the third offense. To translate it into a smiley form will also not be easy.

Y'arburnee

The Arabic term literally means “you can bury me”. Despite the fact that it sounds rather melancholic, in fact, this is a romantic phrase, meaning that life without a partner will be so sad that a person wants to die before his beloved or loved one.

Bakkushan

This Japanese word means “a woman who looks attractive from the back, but in fact is not.”

Seigneur-terraces

This French term was invented for people who spend hours at a cafe, without spending money or spending the minimum amount.

Dessert

Talk after dinner. This smiley can be represented as a cup with a cloud of speech rising from it.

Schlimazel

The word, translated from Yiddish, means a chronically unlucky person, and can be referred to as a person falling into a hole.

Hanyaku

This verb, meaning “to walk on tiptoe on hot sand,” has no figurative meaning - apparently, many people do this in Namibia, they even needed a separate word.

Mudita

This is a beautiful Sanskrit word for enjoying the success of other people.

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