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Jan 2, 2021
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Zoombie
A modern phenomenon, born of extended homeworking due to coronavirus. It's that dead-to-the-world, thousand-yard stare of the veteran of 9 solid hours…
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Shelf-Aggrandizement
A relatively new phenomenon – shelf aggrandizement is the act of positioning oneself in front of the most impressive selection of erudite literature as…
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Poormanteau
A particularly weak or low-quality instance of a portmanteau, e.g. sticknorance, grammerage or manguage.
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Apr 26, 2020
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Resolution Recycling
Happy New Year! It's that time again - resolution time. Or more like, resolution recycling. "What is this?", I hear you ask. Resolution recycling is the…
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Bubble of Obliviousness
Self-awareness is what separates us from the beasts. Is it possible that some people have so much self awareness that they have no awareness left for…
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Dec 27, 2019
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Sticknorance
The absolute conviction of some individuals who feel that they have been dealt a poor hand by the universe, or often an emergent phenomenon of the…
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Dec 27, 2019
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The vocabulary of Weltschmerz
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