Words that we need in English

Words that we need in English


From The Meaning of Tingo, by way of The World, some words I think we should start incorporating into English:

Kaelling (Danish)
a woman who stands on her doorstep yelling obscenities at her kids.
I'm looking at YOU... and you know who you are

Jayus (Indonesian)
someone who tells a joke so unfunny you can't help laughing
Guilty- I admit it.

Kamaki (Greek)
the young local guys strolling up and down beaches hunting for female tourists.
What about old married men, strolling chat sites for flirty, sexy females?

Tartle (Scottish)
to hesitate when you are introducing someone whose name you can't quite remember.
Or when the only name you remember is their online nickname?

Prozvonit (Czech and Slovak)
to call someone's mobile from your own to leave your number in their memory without them picking it up.
Umm... T- can you prozvonit me?

Biritululo (Kiriwani, Papua New Guinea)
comparing yams to settle a dispute.
Haven't you always wanted a word for this?

Baffona (Italian)
an attractive moustachioed woman.
No comment.

Vrane Su Mu Popile Mozak (Croatian)
crazy, literally "cows have drunk his brain".
Damn, they have some ferocious cows in Croatia!