K. Ryabitsev on Nostr: Is there a fancy German word for when you find out that a fancy foreign word is ...
Is there a fancy German word for when you find out that a fancy foreign word is actually pretty blah in its original language? Like, "Bossa Nova" just literally means "New Wave," "hors d'oeuvre" means "side project" and "wanderlust" just means "in the mood for some walking."
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