I think axiom should fit, but according to its official definition, an axiom is a statement that is taken to be true, and as far as I know, a word can’t make an statement by its own.

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    1 year ago

    German is a great example of having words that mean a whole phrase in English, Schadenfreude (humor at someone’s expense) for one