døgnvill
Language: Norwegian · [ˈdøʏnˌʋɪl] · Pronunciation: DOYN-vill
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Meaning
having lost track of day and night — jet-lagged
The story
A døgn is a full day and night, a unit Norwegian has and English lacks, and to be vill here is to be lost. Night-shift nurses and anyone just back from Asia know the state. English says jet-lagged, even when no jet was involved.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Norwegian
- When are you most likely to be it?
- After a week of night shifts
- Where would you hear it?
- Breakfast at midnight, eyes wide open
- What does it mean?
- Your body clock has lost the hours
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