Foreign, unusual,
unique (in a good way). Usually directed at
something fresh, new, different, and cool.
Often refers to erotic dancing, but can refer to anything that seems foreign or unusual to the observer.
A language like English or Spanish
will come to a point where they are pretty much same-
old, same-
old, and no longer exotic. They'
re still foreign, beautiful... but too common.
The minority languages in Europe, the Middle-East, Asia, and the like, are quite exotic.
Tha mi 'ciallachadh, an smaoinicheadh sibh gu bheil na Ceiltich cànanan coimheach? Gaeilge? Gàidhlig? Gaelg? Cymrig? Kernowek? Breizhoneg? Smaoinichinn cho. Th'iad
air leth, àraid. Bhitheadh iad an ceòl nan leannan, nan neach-seinn, de rud sam bith nan leigeamaid iad bi.