pu'ukaula - v. to offer one's wife as a stake in gambling
- ORIGIN Hawaiian, unknown.

Papierkrieg - n. the kind of paperwork that is purely bureaucratic; its sole purpose being to prevent you from obtaining the refund, insurance payment, or other benefit you have coming.
- ORIGIN German 'Paper War'

Tantenverfuhrer - n. a young man with suspiciously good manners.
- ORIGIN German, 'aunt seducer'.

fucha - v. using your employers time and resources for your own purposes.
- ORIGIN Polish, unknown.

Mamihlapinatapai - n. a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but neither wants to start.
- ORIGIN Yaghan (language of Tierra del Fuego), ihlapi 'at a loss as to what to do next'.

schnora - n. a person who always turns up unannounced just before dinner is served.
- ORIGIN Yiddish, unknown.

shitta - n. left-over dinner that is saved and eaten for breakfast.
- ORIGIN Persian, unknown.