Greatest Finnish word ever: Kalsarikannit. Drinking by yourself at your house in your underwear with no intention of going out.

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Greatest Finnish word ever: Kalsarikannit. Drinking by yourself at your house in your underwear with no intention of going out.

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Adam Rifkin
12:01 AM Dec 27 2015

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Literal translation is actually underweardrunk which makes it even better.

Adam Rifkin
12:04 AM Dec 27 2015

More about Kalsarikannit:

http://dailydot.com/lol/reddit-does-not-translate-best-phrases/

https://lifeinfinland.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/drinking-culture/

https://reddit.com/r/DoesNotTranslate/comments/1cgi55/finnish_kalsarik%C3%A4nnit_to_get_pissed_alone_at_home/

Adam Rifkin
12:11 AM Dec 27 2015

Emilia Lahti adds:

Yes, it is true. I'll blame it on the long winter. Minor clarification, however. Kalsarit (usually, and at least in Finland) refers to long underwear (yoga pants for fancy people)... not sitting on a leather sofa in your thongs. We can't do it because it's way too cold.

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Adam Rifkin
12:10 AM Dec 27 2015

Greatest Finnish word ever: Kalsarikannit. Drinking by yourself at your house in your underwear with no intention of going out.

Adam Rifkin stashed this in Words!

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