Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The fear that time is running out to act, specifically in regards to a border closing.
Etymologies
- German Torschlußpanik (gate-shut panic), The German meaning is more general. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And the other day I spent a quarter of an hour explaining the concept of German Torschlusspanik to a bilingual crowd.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Torschlusspanik’.
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Tricky Words from German
Loanwords from German -- some established, some wet behind the ears -- that are difficult to spell, pronounce, or remember.
Torschlusspanik, Fräulein, weltanschauung, Weltschmerz, sprachgefühl, schadenfreude, katzenjammer, Radfahrer, gemütlich, zeitgeist, gesellschaft, gemeinschaft and 48 more...
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Clearinghouse
For stuff to simply reside.
calcar, pinion, espadrille, antipodes, peregrine, cormorant, tanager, vireo, farrago, undervest, passerine, oscine and 881 more...
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rememberers
prolix, ageusia, animadversion, anodyne, antic, arabesque, beadle, brachymetropia, colophon, desquamation, diaphoresis, diegesis and 3255 more...
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Loanwords - Lehnwörter
List of German words in the English language, not necessarily with the same meaning. For times you want to sound über-smart.
foosball, witzelsucht, zeitgeist, wunderkind, shlep, angst, Götterdämmerung, hinterland, ersatz, gestalt, schnauzer, Weltschmerz and 34 more...
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Hidden World Words
This list showcases single words that capture complex, uncanny, and multi-layered emotions that otherwise can't easily be described.
Inat, Toska, Mamihlapinatapei, Litost, Ilunga, Cafuné, Schadenfreude, Torschlusspanik, Wabi-Sabi, Hyggelig, Ya’aburnee, Duende and 6 more...
Tweets
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timonti I quote from this listverse article.
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Translated literally, this word means “gate-closing panic,” but its contextual meaning refers to “the fear of diminishing opportunities as one ages.” This partly explains why so many older people wish to ‘recapture their youth’ – in order to try re-establish their, perhaps, passed opportunities.
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Jun 17, 2011