Jayus (Indonesian) -- "A joke told so poorly and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh"
Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan/Tierra del Fuego) -- "the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start"
Wabi-Sabi (Japanese) -- "a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay."
Read more at 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World.
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