Luca Viscapi -
G’day! The language department has evolved, and this is our new WORD OF THE WEEK column.
This word is shared by many Polynesian languages: MANA. (Yes, the same mana from video games.) Mana is seen as an inherent spiritual power that all things possess to some extent. It can be given or taken (through CANNIBALISM in some cultures – eeek!). Mana is the soul of objects and concepts, while in people, it is essentially coolness. If someone is a natural leader, has respect, is influential, and draws others to them, they can be said to have much mana.
In other words, if someone has crazy rizz, they have mana.
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