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Flemme

Meaning: A total absence of motivation to do anything — a profound, almost existential reluctance to move, act, or engage.

Language: French

Literally: laziness / torpor

Category: Everyday

Origin: French; j'ai la flemme ('I can't be bothered'); a higher-order laziness than mere tiredness.

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