50 emotions that don't exist in the English language, but we all have experienced

Words that are untranslatable, but everyone understands.

By Heather Wake

English may boast one of the lengthiest vocabularies in the world, but there are still entire emotional universes Merriam-Webster can’t quite encapsulate. Thankfully, other cultures can. Our ability to understand these layered, sometimes conflicting feelings proves that beneath our differences, we share the same emotional language.

Here are some of the most beautifully specific emotions that have no English equivalent, grouped by the inner worlds they illuminate. Together, they show one thing: human feelings are far more connected than we might assume.

🌽 17 life hacks people cannot believe that 'other people don't do'

"When I’m stressed, I ask myself: ‘Will this matter in 5 years?’ 90% of the time, the answer is no."

By Tod Perry

Life is complicated. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed with work, family, and that phone in your pocket that keeps buzzing and beeping at you constantly. To try to cut through the noise and free ourselves from being bogged down by a never-ending list of to-dos, we all have the little things we do to make life a bit easier; we call ‘em life hacks.

The great thing about social media is that when people aren’t busy arguing with one another, we can come together and share the little tricks we know that help make life a bit easier. The term "life hacks" was coined by tech journalist Danny O’Brien at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, California, in 2004, to describe the "embarrassing" scripts and shortcuts productive IT professionals use to get their work done.

Grandma’s singing got me 😭

😳 Dad became an 'influencer' just to embarrass his daughters. Then he accidentally went viral.

"Hey, what's up guys?"

By Evan Porter

There comes a time in every parent's life where connecting with their kids gets more difficult. In the early days, it's easy — be goofy, make them laugh, be a safe place for them to bring their tears. But when those little kids become teenagers and start having lives of their own, it gets harder to keep the closeness in your relationship.

One Wisconsin dad recently decided to meet his three teenage daughters on their turf: TikTok.

Matt Balthasar has three girls, ages 17, 15, and 12. Between busy sports and school schedules, he found he was getting less and less time with them. But they always seemed to have time to check in on their phones, scroll their social media feeds, and text with friends. So he decided to try a unique tactic to earn their attention and respect: Balthasar decided to become an influencer himself.

🎄 Mom shares her $100 'Thriftmas' plan for 4 kids, and it sparks a fascinating debate

One parent's practical holiday strategy is another's irresponsible decision.

By Heather Wake

Every year, families walk a tumultuous tightrope of creating holiday magic and trying not to wreck their budgets in the process. One growing trend, often called “Thriftmas,” helps strike that balance by finding secondhand treasures.

For one Pennsylvania mom of four, that approach recently became an unexpected viral moment.

Jade Wagler shared that her family set aside a $100 holiday budget for all four of their children. In a TikTok video that spread far beyond what she expected, she explained that they would rather save for a family vacation next year than go into debt for Christmas gifts. With everything costing more these days, and having to pay for two surgeries of her four-year-old son that year, things were already quite tight, and they couldn’t prioritize both.