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kawy commented on the word Mamihlapinatapai
listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word", and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes "a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that they both desire but which neither one wants to start."
August 28, 2010
bilby commented on the word Mamihlapinatapai
See mamihlapinatapai.
August 28, 2010
solaris commented on the word Mamihlapinatapai
Considered one of the hardest words to translate. It describes a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.
July 3, 2011