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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI nominate "kalsarikännit" to be added to the Lounge dictionary
Last edited Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:19 PM - Edit history (3)
kalsarikännit, a "feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear with no intention of going out."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/wine/ct-hygge-is-so-2016-seven-wines-to-try-story.html
The Finland Promotion board released a set of emojis to explain some hard-to-describe Finnish emotions, Finnish words and customs, like kalsarikännit, a "feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear with no intention of going out." (Finland Promotion Board)
By Joseph Hernandez
Contact Reporter
Chicago Tribune
February 26, 2017
In case no ones told you yet, hygge is having a moment.
Well, was having a moment. Because once you learn the word the Finns have in store for you, you'll be grabbing a wine bottle and leaving hygge behind.
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In case you skipped 2016, hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is a Danish word for the concept of finding coziness in everyday living, suddenly celebrated everywhere from the pages of The New Yorker to cookbooks, gift guides and social media.
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Now, though, Finland has upped the ante. The countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs just introduced us to a word aptly describing life in 2017: Kalsarikannit (pronounced cal-sar-y-cuhn-eet), defined as the feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear with no intention of going out.
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More at link.
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(15,681 posts)My only complaint is they told us how to pronounce "hygge" but not "kalsarikännit".
Are we allowed to do it if we can't pronounce it? Seems there must be rules with words like these.
sl8
(13,584 posts)Last edited Wed Mar 7, 2018, 10:41 PM - Edit history (1)
This one's a little clearer:
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/kalsarikännit
Also, added pronunciation to OP.
Kalsarikannit (pronounced cal-sar-y-cuhn-eet)
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(15,681 posts)A pronunciation video! This is pure awesomeness!! Thank you!
petronius
(26,580 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)or, sadly, in some cases, unemployed.
NotASurfer
(2,138 posts)Now I've got that song in my head...the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had another for dessert...