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A completely hollow, venomous apology offered purely to end an argument while making it clear you still think you are right.
Read full entry →A relentless descent into anxiety caused by consuming an endless feed of global catastrophes while lying in bed.
Read full entry →A relentlessly dull individual whose entire personality has been replaced by macros, deadlifts, and unasked-for nutritional advice.
Read full entry →A claustrophobic, humid descent into hell experienced twice a day by city workers trapped in an unventilated metal tube.
Read full entry →A fiercely opinionated, entirely uneducated local patron who traps innocent drinkers in endless conversations about chemtrails and the government.
Read full entry →An insufferable, attention-seeking guest who kills the vibe of a social gathering by forcing everyone to listen to their terrible cover songs.
Read full entry →A broad categorization for any action involving terrible parking, loud chewing, or playing music without headphones on a train.
Read full entry →The soul-crushing realization that a damp, one-bedroom shed costs twelve times your annual salary.
Read full entry →A cruel form of psychological torture where the promise of a lengthy, meaningful reply is abruptly dashed by a single letter.
Read full entry →A deeply embarrassing relative who uses social media exclusively to broadcast unhinged, easily disprovable garbage to everyone you know.
Read full entry →The sudden, chest-tightening terror experienced by millennials and Gen Z when forced to deal with an unexpected live voice call.
Read full entry →A pathetic, attention-seeking farewell post designed entirely to harvest validation from internet strangers.
Read full entry →The agonizing position of nodding blankly while an un-self-aware bore explains crypto to you in the corner of a kitchen.
Read full entry →A catatonic, drooling condition where your attention span is reduced to three seconds and you have consumed zero meaningful information.
Read full entry →The deployment of a single, dismissive consonant to completely invalidate another person's emotional vulnerability and end the argument.
Read full entry →The crushing weight of despair that drops onto your chest when you realize you have zero time to do any actual work today.
Read full entry →A deeply unfulfilled individual who compensates for their lack of real-world control by banning people for minor infractions on a niche forum.
Read full entry →A rare, mystical, and deeply satisfying gastrointestinal event resulting in a completely pristine first wipe.
Read full entry →An act of sheer culinary betrayal that violates all domestic trust and guarantees a massive household argument.
Read full entry →A measurement denoting absolute zero, specifically relating to motivation, productivity, or caring about your job after lunch.
Read full entry →A deeply selfish, exhausting individual who feeds on your empathy while offering absolutely zero support in return.
Read full entry →The catastrophic wall of digital demands that instantly neutralizes any relaxation gained from taking time off work.
Read full entry →An existential, suffocating panic attack occurring in the dead of night, focused entirely on the bleak, inescapable grind of human existence.
Read full entry →A digital invoice that destroys a friendship, driven by a psychopathic level of penny-pinching and an inability to let things go.
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