iktsuarpok

noun

1. The feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them.

   uncountable

   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!

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry iktsuarpok (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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