Meanings
- uncountableThe feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them.
In that moment, you are experiencing the sadness of iktsuarpok. Then, your special person does appear!
2017, Daniel Richardson, Man vs Mind: Everyday Psychology Explained, →ISBN3 more examples
The noise was loud, but they had ear plugs on, and Tizzy shouted out to Dizzy, “Iktsuarpok! Iktsuarpok! Iktsuarpok!” Dizzy came backand said, “The coast is clear!
2014, Sheila Tipay, Neupella and the Walking Stick, →ISBN"Ah, Foxtrot," said Oscar. "I was wondering if you would put in an appearance. In fact, I was on the verge of Iktsuarpok.”
2015, Dixie Lyle, Marked Fur Murder: A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mystery, →ISBN, page 231Might the restless checking of our phones, waiting for an expected response to a text or comment on a status update, be a type of iktsuarpok?
2016, Tiffany Watt Smith, The Book of Human Emotions: From Ambiguphobia to Umpty, →ISBN
Origin
- Inuktitutᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ“goes outside often to check if someone is coming”
- Englishiktsuarpok
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ (iktsoarpok, “goes outside often to check if someone is coming”).
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iktsuarpok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iktsuarpok
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