In Finnish we have “kissanristiäiset” (literally means a cat’s christening), which means some trivial and meaningless celebration/event.

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    1 year ago

    I almost got punched in a bar once for saying that a non-native English speaker was grinning like an idiot. Didn’t occur to me he wouldn’t understand the subtext on that one.

    (For y’all ESL folks, it’s meant to be an endearing phrase indicating a joy so strong that you can’t stop yourself from smiling.)