Pants Drunk

Kalsarikänni. A Finnish word that means drinking at home, alone, and in your underwear.

In English this translates to ‘Long Johns drunk’ – something that you would only wear at home when you are alone.

Thank you Susie Dent for this one.

I originally thought a word of this type were an idiom but single-words cannot be an idiom, so it is an idiomatic expression.

Poronkusema. I give you a bonus Finnish word which means the distance a reindeer can travel without stopping for a wee. A measure of 7.5 km.

This second word is courtesy of linguist ScandieBirdie language-nerdie. Thank you for making me chuckle.