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February 8th, 2006
Mamihlapinatapai
Mamihlapinatapai (sometimes erroneously spelled mamihlapinatapei) is a word from Tierra del Fuego listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the “most succinct word”. It describes a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that neither one wants to start.
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