mamihlapinatapai

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mamihlapinatapai

  1. A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that they both desire but which neither one wants to start.

[edit] Etymology

ma- (mam- before a vowel; reflexive/passive) + ihlapi (to be at a loss as what to do next) + -n (stative) + -ata (achievement) + -apai (dual, which in composition with mam- has a reciprocal sense).

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