In celebration of Valentine's Day next week, I figure that both this and next blog posts should revolve around love words. Because I can.
So, here are a few words you can use on your significant other on the Artificial Holiday with very strong commercial overtones:
Koinoyokan, sometimes Koi No Yokan, is a Japanese phrase with no literal English translation, but I really wish there was. It translates directly to Feeling of Love, but I think Japan has it stated in a better way. Koinoyokan is that sense inside you that, when you meet someone knew, you perhaps will fall in love with them uncontrollably. And I think that's deserving of putting in this blog.
Sphallolalia is a word that I think we can all relate to at some point or another. "σφάλλω", in Greek, means to stumble or trip up, and λαλιά means "To talk". So, sphallolalia is a flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. <<See: 85% of Men in Bars>>
Twitterpated was a word first used in the Disney movie Bambi, simply meaning "Love-struck." "Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example, you're walking along minding your own business, you're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of the sudden, you run smack into a pretty face." -The Owl from Bambi
And just some quick definitions:
Redamancy, an English word, gives a "return-the-favor" meaning, actually, Loving back the one that loves you. Can we start using this one more often?
Forelsket is a Norwegian word, describing the jubilant, euphoric feeling that you get when falling in love.
Cafune is a Brazilian word for running your fingers through your lover's hair. Man, Brazilians are smooth...
So, here are a few words you can use on your significant other on the Artificial Holiday with very strong commercial overtones:
Koinoyokan, sometimes Koi No Yokan, is a Japanese phrase with no literal English translation, but I really wish there was. It translates directly to Feeling of Love, but I think Japan has it stated in a better way. Koinoyokan is that sense inside you that, when you meet someone knew, you perhaps will fall in love with them uncontrollably. And I think that's deserving of putting in this blog.
Sphallolalia is a word that I think we can all relate to at some point or another. "σφάλλω", in Greek, means to stumble or trip up, and λαλιά means "To talk". So, sphallolalia is a flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. <<See: 85% of Men in Bars>>
Twitterpated was a word first used in the Disney movie Bambi, simply meaning "Love-struck." "Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example, you're walking along minding your own business, you're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of the sudden, you run smack into a pretty face." -The Owl from Bambi
And just some quick definitions:
Redamancy, an English word, gives a "return-the-favor" meaning, actually, Loving back the one that loves you. Can we start using this one more often?
Forelsket is a Norwegian word, describing the jubilant, euphoric feeling that you get when falling in love.
Cafune is a Brazilian word for running your fingers through your lover's hair. Man, Brazilians are smooth...
This post has left me simply twitterpated. Thanks for this! And yes, Brazilians are smooth.
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