17 Words English Doesn’t Have

Опубликовано: 24 Август 2026
на канале: Olly Richards

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https://bit.ly/freeslkit_wordsweneed 📚 🤯 English just doesn’t have enough words. And there are some we desperately need! Can you tell someone they had a crazy idea with just one word? How about making plans for the day after tomorrow? I searched the globe to find 17 of the most interesting words. And I’m here to convince you we need to start using them. Right now.

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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Shemomechama
1:52 - ib-i simsimhada
2:50 - Abbiocco
4:09 - Sobremesa
6:23 - Iktsuarpok
7:00 - Schnapsidee
8:11 - Hygge
10:23 - Ubuntu
11:43 - Chunibyo
13:12 - Zeg
14:53 - Sommer
16:03 - Lagom
18:04 - Tartle
19:09 - Mamihlapinatapai
20:52 - Treppenwitz
22:07 - Tingo
23:15 - Holoholo

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