found on allie's tumblr page

[relativism]

Gheegle: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

Cualacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.

Sgriob: (Gaelic) The itchiness that overcomes the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky

L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the

Comments

[sals_uni_diary]

Oooh, that's a difficult one. Hoe about: "a feeling of homeliness and togetherness, often experienced when one is in good company"?
Just hazarding a guess here.

[relativism]

yeah, good company seems like a requirement... but can you just be reading a book on your couch with a big blanket and qualify as gezelligheid?

[sals_uni_diary]

I don't think so. It's not a word you would use to describe just one person. Although a room can be described as being 'gezellig', but I think that is mostly related to the feeling of homeliness.

[relativism]

maybe too confining, but not stuffy. it can encompass hooking up with someone, spending time with your family, finding a nice corner in a bar somewhere (and not hooking up. that's not gezellig.)...

[relativism]

dude. that is a part of it, but i think it's more conceptual than one word, which is why i want it on the list. it's got connotations and whatnot :)

[relativism]

thank you for your thoroughness :)

[cheroon]

I do not think more people have to be present. Your example: a book, a blanket, a couch (and a piece of warm dutch apple pie) qualifies as a 'gezellige avond', even without people. Although gezellig implies another person (at least), it just means a total feeling of being at ease with each other, when alone, you are being at ease with yourself.