Mamihlapinatapai
Apr 27th, 2009 by Leendert
Mamihlapinatapai is a word from the Tierra del Fuegans which stands for: “looking into each other’s eyes, each hoping that the other will initiate what both want to do but neither chooses to commence”.
From p.125, Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream, 2007, Jennifer Ackerman.