id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4499 Mamihlapinatapai - Wikipedia .html text/html 660 146 71 Mamihlapinatapai Wikipedia Jump to navigation Social views Free love words for love Love magic Triangular theory of love The word Mamihlapinatapai is derived from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word", and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It allegedly refers to "A look that without words is shared by two people who want to initiate something, but neither start" or "looking at each other hoping that either will offer to do something which both parties desire but are unwilling to do."[1] Morphology[edit] Usage[edit] The term is cited in books and articles on game theory associated with the volunteer's dilemma.[3][4] References[edit] Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mamihlapinatapai&oldid=992484867" Categories: Yaghan words and phrases Hidden categories: Articles with short description Edit Edit Edit links This page was last edited on 5 December 2020, at 14:35 (UTC). Contact Wikipedia ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4499.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4499.txt