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The terrifying realization that the person you are messaging might escalate the interaction into a voice call.
Read full entry →A mutually accepted lie told at the end of an unexpected encounter to facilitate a smooth exit.
Read full entry →The agonizing experience of bidding someone adieu, only to realize your cars are parked next to each other.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side mirroring when two pedestrians fail to coordinate passing each other.
Read full entry →The traditional, physical precursor to initiating a departure from a social gathering.
Read full entry →The disappointment of watching an indicator appear, then disappear with no message sent.
Read full entry →A stoic phrase capable of describing anything from barely acceptable to absolutely brilliant.
Read full entry →A British reminder to secure a hot beverage before reacting to an emergency.
Read full entry →A pause made heavy by the shared awareness that nobody knows what to say.
Read full entry →In a manner far more eager than the mundane situation reasonably requires.
Read full entry →A formal message drafted with intense, passive-aggressive corporate firmness.
Read full entry →In a way that creates lots of visible activity but produces no useful result.
Read full entry →To politely postpone a discussion without committing to a specific return date.
Read full entry →At the painfully slow pace typical of a reluctant message response.
Read full entry →A departure prolonged by repeated, unnecessary final conversations.
Read full entry →According to the unofficial rules governing shared bedcovers.
Read full entry →A conversational response used when it makes no logical sense.
Read full entry →A habitual response to uncertainty on a screen.
Read full entry →To appear occupied by composing a message while avoiding eye contact.
Read full entry →For reasons best addressed after tea has been made.
Read full entry →A statement made before any actual attempt to leave has begun.
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