Well...Fremdschänen is kinda wrong here. Fremdschämen means to cringe or to be embarressed for something someone else does. If a person is so awkward YOU feel the shame he should

Living in Germany for 57 years I never heard Ruinenlust... XOXO 😊😊😊❤❤❤

the power of the word "doch" ....

Some other Words for you :)

Sturmfrei = (Storm free) As a child, it is THE time for you when your parents leave the house for a certain time and you can throw a party, for example
Ohrwurm = (Ear worm) You probably know when you have a song that you can't get out of your head and you keep humming or singing
Erbsenzähler = (Peas tally) This is someone who takes it very seriously or wants to do it very precisely. Can also be used for someone who is just stingy
verschlimmbessern = (worse improved) That's when someone tries to fix or improve something, but only makes it worse
Pantoffelheld = (henpecked husband) This describes a man who shows off in front of his friends and pretends to be a tough guy, but doesn't dare open his mouth to his wife

One of my favorite is "verschlimmbessern" - the try to desparately make something  better, to fail by that and make it even worse...

Hi, I'm German. I've gotten around a lot in Germany and am now almost 60. But I've never heard the word "Ruinenlust" in my life.

German is a LEGO language. It can put various terms together, such as world ( Welt) and pain. (Schmerz) The new word gets a completely new meaning.

And the good thing: Germans can always create new compound words. Not all will survive, but those who are useful will.

Greetings from 🇩🇪!
Just for the record:
The German language comprises around 18 million words.
The English language has around 1 million words.✌️

German also has a more complex grammar then most. And that makes it possible to be very precise in what you say. I am Norwegian and German and there are many things I simply cannot say in Norwegian. So user manuals I always read in German, because it is crystal clear in what order things have to be put togther. I often have asked myself if German engineering has produced our language or if the language has produced so good engineers 😀😊

„Kopfkino“ - „Head Cinema“ 😂
When someone tells you something and you imagine it in this exact way 😂

I get a sense that JP's college essays will be taking on a whole new depth and meaning. A zufriedenstellendes Erfolgserlebnis

Weltschmerz is used quite often.

The Word " Weltschmerz" is also descriping the moment of changing from child to teen.  The moment from pure and innocent happyness to getting older and building more and more an own personality while registrating death, sickness, poorness, hunger and war in the world. And if you were lucky since this time of registration , it is the first time you feel helpless and sad. First time not for yourself rather for the World.

“Futterneid” is a term taken from behavioral science and it is often used in context of animals or - small children - being envious of the food others (such as siblings) eat, too. So, it is not just applied to envying someone else’s choice/quality of meal but may also refer to the feeling of coming out short in communal meals, especially among siblings - of getting the short end of something good (such as the classic of giving two kids three cookies to share and both scrutinizing the evenness of the one cookie that was broken in two to accomodate two eaters)….! Addition: it also implies that siblings eat - as a consequence of food envy - more when they eat together than they would if they were alone …

Efficiency in language is key.

3:51 It’s quite an elaborate visual. Great job, animators/illustrators.

I speak German and I love these words

the great thing about this concept is that you can invent new words anytime
and they will be understood immediately.
e.g. Arschkarte, Dickschädel, Partylöwe, Rampensau, Stubentiger etc.

As a linguistic enthusiast, this was fun and the narrator was very funny and didn’t mince their words.