Word every Gracious Individual should know: Torpe
Definition: Torpe (pronounced: torr-peh); Spanish; noun
1. A man who is desperately in love with a woman, but cannot admit his feelings or approach her.
Why I love this word:
This word can really be used multiple ways with any group of individuals. It means when someone is awkward or too shy to pursue amorous desires. I also read on someone else's blog that the English equivalent would be "dork" if you are translating the Tagalog slang 'torpe,' which just made me laugh.
Photograph by Joy Newell
Definition: Torpe (pronounced: torr-peh); Spanish; noun
1. A man who is desperately in love with a woman, but cannot admit his feelings or approach her.
Why I love this word:
This word can really be used multiple ways with any group of individuals. It means when someone is awkward or too shy to pursue amorous desires. I also read on someone else's blog that the English equivalent would be "dork" if you are translating the Tagalog slang 'torpe,' which just made me laugh.
Photograph by Joy Newell
