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A deep, well-earned distrust of any British weather forecast that promises sunshine.
Read full entry →A rare, near-perfect synchronisation of takeaway logistics and television scheduling.
Read full entry →The costly act of failing to spot a laminated council notice until the objection deadline has already passed.
Read full entry →An armchair prediction of investor behaviour, delivered with total confidence and roughly a fifty percent success rate.
Read full entry →A frantic, multi-app verification ritual performed the moment industrial action is even mentioned on the news.
Read full entry →A tense, wordless duel of stubbornness fought entirely through headlight flashes and reluctant hand gestures.
Read full entry →A rare, fortunate encounter with a rail catering service that has not yet sold out of everything edible.
Read full entry →An automatic apology issued by the injured party, regardless of who caused the actual injury.
Read full entry →The collective, low-level neighbourhood panic triggered by a completely ordinary delivery vehicle parked slightly too long.
Read full entry →A lengthy, jargon-heavy breakdown of a football move that ends with everyone more confused than when it started.
Read full entry →The compulsive repetition of a phrase back at someone in a context where it makes absolutely no logical sense.
Read full entry →A national ritual of celebrating the completion of security by ordering a pint at 6am regardless of the destination.
Read full entry →A one-sided, entirely futile verbal confrontation between a customer and an unfeeling supermarket robot.
Read full entry →A tense internal debate about how much passive aggression is professionally acceptable in a single sentence.
Read full entry →A euphoric rediscovery moment triggered entirely by a discontinued packet of prawn cocktail Skips.
Read full entry →A red-light beep of shame delivered directly to your pride at the front of a full, watching bus.
Read full entry →A polite, entirely fraudulent display of comprehension performed to avoid a fifth explanation of what a googly is.
Read full entry →A shrieking, three-hour nocturnal event treated by an entire street as an unavoidable act of God.
Read full entry →The soothing, background reassurance of scheduled broadcasting that has quietly disappeared from most modern viewing.
Read full entry →A wildly inaccurate time estimate given before a kickabout that always somehow extends well past sunset.
Read full entry →A reflexive, meaningless verbal filler deployed to close out any conversation, transaction, or awkward silence.
Read full entry →A sudden collapse of weekend optimism triggered by six ominous words on a company messaging platform.
Read full entry →A lengthy, resigned wait for Swedish food that has somehow become the actual highlight of a furniture shopping trip.
Read full entry →A deep, culturally specific disappointment felt when a hot drink arrives lukewarm and bagless in a foreign hotel.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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