15 Croatian Words Every English Speaker Should Know
We didn’t know we needed a word for speed-drinking and speed-eating.
![15 Croatian Words Every English Speaker Should Know](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/6/4/807164_320x180.jpg)
Sure, German infamously has “schadenfreude,” but did you know Croatian has a word for being lazy and taking it very seriously? Here’s that and 14 more words:
Hohstapler
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Hohstapler Pronunciation: Hokh-shtup-lehr. Meaning: A con man who pretends to be rich, classy, and/or highly educated to fool their victims. The human version of a Nigerian prince email. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/6/1/807161.jpg)
Eksati
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Eksati Pronunciation: X-uh-tee. Meaning: To quickly finish off something you're eating or drinking, usually in a few very big bites or gulps. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/9/807159.jpg)
Brutalno
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Brutalno Pronunciation: Broo-tahl-noh. Meaning: Dope. Awesome. Rad as hell. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/6/0/807160.jpg)
Brijati
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Brijati Pronunciation: Bree-ya-tee. Meaning: The Swiss army knife of the Croatian language. It can mean to shave, to be convinced of a thing, to be into a thing, to make out with someone, and probably more. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/8/807158.jpg)
Vukojebina
![Vukojebina Pronunciation: Vou-koh-ye-bee-nah Meaning: Lit.: A place where wolves fuck. Bumfuck nowhere. In the sticks.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/7/807157.jpg)
U roku keks
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP U roku keks Pronunciation: Ou-rho-koo-cakes. Meaning: Lit.: in the timeframe of a cookie (as in, in the time it takes you to say keks, meaning cookie). Right away. In a sec. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/6/807156.jpg)
Cevapi
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Cevapi Pronunciation: Che-vuh-pee. Meaning: Grilled rolls of minced meat. A delicacy in Croatia and its region, yet tragically near-unknown elsewhere. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/5/807155.jpg)
Zivjeli
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Živjeli Pronunciation: Zhiv-ye-lee. Meaning: Lit.: Live long! Cheers! The go-to drinking toast in Croatia. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/4/807154.jpg)
Boli me kurac
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Boli me kurac DREAMCHAS Pronunciation: Bolee-meh-kouratz. Meaning: Lit.: My dick hurts. I don't give a fuck. Used regardless of gender. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/3/807153.jpg)
Radodajka
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Radodajka Pronunciation: Ruh-doh-duy-kah. Meaning: Lit.: One who gives gladly. A woman who, in times past, would have been accused of having loose morals. A devotee of free love. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/2/807152.jpg)
Fjaka
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Fjaka Pronunciation: Fee-yaka. Meaning: Doing nothing, with a passion. Not being productive, and indulging in it. A popular pastime on the Croatian coast, and indeed throughout the Mediterranean. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/1/807151.jpg)
Uhljeb
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Uhljeb Pronunciation: Oukh-liyeb. Meaning: Someone with a cushy job, usually in government, that provides decent steady pay and requires almost no effort. Usually pronounced with infinite contempt. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/0/807150.jpg)
Fakat
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Fakat Pronunciation: Fuck-aht (yes, seriously.). Meaning: Really. Totally. Absolutely. As in, fakat . CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/9/807149.jpg)
Krkan
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Krkan Pronunciation: Kur-khan. Meaning: A yokel. A hick. A person who's bigoted, uneducated, closed-minded, and proud of being all those things. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/8/807148.jpg)
Picajzla
![15 Croatian Words The English Language Needs To Adopt ASAP Picajzla Pronunciation: Peat-size-lah. Meaning: An impossibly annoying pedant. The kind of person who's going to notice a small, inconsequential mistake and get all up in arms until it's fixed. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/7/807147.jpg)