iktsuarpok

English

Etymology

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

Noun

iktsuarpok (uncountable)

1. The feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them.
   • 2014, Sheila Tipay, Neupella and the Walking Stick, →ISBN:

     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!

   • 2015, Dixie Lyle, Marked Fur Murder: A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Mystery, →ISBN, page 231:

     "Ah, Foxtrot," said Oscar. "I was wondering if you would put in an appearance. In fact, I was on the verge of Iktsuarpok.”

   • 2016, Tiffany Watt Smith, The Book of Human Emotions: From Ambiguphobia to Umpty, →ISBN:

     Might 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?

   • 2017, Daniel Richardson, Man vs Mind: Everyday Psychology Explained, →ISBN:

     In that moment, you are experiencing the sadness of iktsuarpok. Then, your special person does appear!

Translations

feeling of anticipation

• Inuktitut: ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ (iktsoarpok)
• Kapampangan: emipandatun, maliswas

Inuktitut

Noun

iktsuarpok

1. Latin-script form of ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ