Words for a kind of person English does not name
Words for kinds of people and what they do together: your group of friends, your child's in-laws, the look of two people each waiting for the other. Each with its meaning and story.
- râler28 Oct 2026to go on about everything, out loud and daily — the national sport of grumbling
- nongkrong20 Oct 2026sitting about together for hours, with nothing in particular to do
- filotimo11 Oct 2026the pull that makes you do the right thing when nobody is watching
- renao4 Oct 2026crowded and loud, the good kind — the commotion you came for
- tingo3 Oct 2026to borrow a friend's things one by one until the house is empty
- nunchi29 Sept 2026the knack of sensing a room's mood and acting on it
- mamihlapinatapai19 Sept 2026the look between two people each waiting for the other to make the first move — a silent standoff
- cafuné15 Sept 2026tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair — a slow caress
- friolero9 Sept 2026someone who always feels the cold — nesh, as the North says
- campanilismoblind wordloyalty to your own town above all others — parochialism
- imieninypractice wordyour name day, the feast of the saint you are named after
- koumbarosblind wordthe wedding sponsor, often godparent to the first child — the best man
- machatunimblind wordthe parents of your child's spouse — your co-in-laws
- pareapractice wordyour group of friends, and their company
- pasalubongpractice worda gift you bring home from a trip for the people waiting
- passeggiatapractice wordthe slow evening stroll through town, to see and be seen
- sajiaoblind wordacting sweet, coy or petulant to get attention or your way
- tafaddalblind wordplease, go ahead, come in, help yourself — one word for all of them
- takk for sistblind wordthanks for last time, said when you next meet
- tertuliapractice worda regular get-together to talk, often in a café — a salon
- whānaupractice wordthe extended family, cousins and all
- xodópractice wordthe person or thing you dote on — your darling