Etymology

iktsuarpok

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Today it means: The feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them. Full definition →

Inuktitut ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ
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  1. Inuktitut · borrowed fromᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ“goes outside often to check if someone is coming”
  2. English todayiktsuarpok

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ (iktsoarpok, “goes outside often to check if someone is coming”).

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