Sunday Word: Iksuarpok

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

ik·suar·pok [ick-swaɹ-pock]:
origin: Inuit; ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ.



noun
Sort of like constantly refreshing your browser to check for the arrival of an email or a dog checking out every single person who leaves a store to see if that's their person -- a specific excitement, creating a pleasantly nervous anxiety; anticipation that causes one to repeatedly check/confirm/seek.

He/She/It's coming! Are they here yet? Are they here yet?!

Considering the origin of the word, I suppose it would be hard for someone to see a white igloo, on white snow, possibly in a snowstorm. So, checking in the Arctic may be practical as well as frenetic!

Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Good one!

[med_cat]

What a fun word :)

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Glad you think so!

And it's very insightful to see the words that other cultures dream up or find worthy of a word.

[med_cat]

I do :)

And yes, definitely :)

[med_cat]

P.S. Who on earth is that in your icon?! ;)

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Nero Wolfe, the great detective of yore.

[med_cat]

Ah yes, I know of him and have read one or two books with him, I believe :) Not watched the films, though.

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

They still need to do a proper film version (though I recall the tv ones being entertaining), the radio version is better, but from all hear tell the books are best! They never quite get his stature right, as he should be tall as well as 300+ lbs.

[med_cat]

I see :)