Valentine’s Day is officially behind us for another year, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t find new ways to express your love for partners, pets, friends, and/or family members on a daily basis. Whether you’re single, dating, married, or somewhere in between, everyone hopefully has someone they love in their life — and it’s important to let them know how you feel. Luckily, Expedia UK released their “Language of Love” illustrations — so it looks like we all have 10 “new” words for expressing how love makes us feel.
To be clear: none of the words featured below are actually new. The words depicted in Expedia’s “The Language of Love” illustrations have actually been around for a really long time — they’re just new to most of us native English speakers. Personally, I couldn’t be more stoked to learn about all of them. After all, English isn’t exactly well-known for being the most romantic of languages. Plus, as far as I know, there’s no English equivalent to “ya’aburne” — the Arabic word used to describe “the hope that your loved one outlives you, so you don’t have to endure the pain of living without them.” Awww!
Definition: A meaningful, wordless look shared between two individuals who want to initiate something, but are scared to make the first move.
You know that feeling you get when you're about to kiss someone new? There's a word for that, and it's "mamihlapinatapei."
"Ya'aburnee"
Definition: In English, the literal translation is "you bury me." It's used to express the hope that your loved one outlives you, so you don't have to endure the pain of living without them.