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The ultimate power move of tapping 'Leave Group' in the middle of a massive argument and offering absolutely zero explanation.
Read full entry →An anti-social menace who forces a captive audience on a bus or train to listen to their terrible music, video calls, or scrolling algorithms.
Read full entry →The instantaneous, violent closure of a browser tab when a website demands your email, your ad-blocker disabled, and your soul to read a recipe.
Read full entry →A narcissistic parasite who hijacks a funeral, illness, or breakup to harvest sympathy and attention for their own minor inconveniences.
Read full entry →A euphoric, intoxicating rush of dopamine triggered by a text message stating a friend is 'too sick' to go out tonight.
Read full entry →The deliberate and highly satisfying act of reading Reddit on the toilet for so long your legs go numb, purely to punish your employer.
Read full entry →The blinding, physics-defying rage experienced when an inanimate object aggressively hooks your belt loop or earphone wire, usually inducing a breakdown.
Read full entry →The malicious, cowardly act of blind-copying or visibly including a superior in a minor digital dispute to force the other person to back down.
Read full entry →A highly professional, aggressively polite phrase designed to highlight a colleague's spectacular incompetence without alerting HR.
Read full entry →A deeply infuriating individual who constantly drains your emotional energy by soliciting your wisdom, only to do the exact opposite of what you suggested.
Read full entry →A wordless, homicidal look deployed at a coworker who attempts to discuss a spreadsheet before you have taken your coat off.
Read full entry →A person who, upon entering a negative emotional state, systematically disseminates hostility, manufactured drama, and unnecessary tension to everyone in their immediate vicinity.
Read full entry →The physical attempt to jump-start a stalled brain by pivoting helplessly in the center of the kitchen.
Read full entry →A hollow, risk-laden emission of amusement designed to cover up total auditory failure.
Read full entry →The insidious, unpunished theft of potato products by someone who explicitly declined to order their own.
Read full entry →A battle of wills where two partners refuse to leave the warmth of the bed to flick a switch.
Read full entry →A canine Oscar-winning performance designed to convince a second human that the first human forgot breakfast.
Read full entry →An inexplicable, demonic possession that compels a dog or cat to run parkour off the walls at 3 AM.
Read full entry →The frantic scramble to hit Ctrl+Shift+T after accidentally extinguishing a crucial piece of research.
Read full entry →The heart-stopping fear that a friend will see a screenshot of their own text message from three years ago.
Read full entry →The act of giving a vigorous thumbs up with a mouth full of dry, overcooked chicken.
Read full entry →The structural failure of a baked good resulting in a tragic, sugary splash into a hot beverage.
Read full entry →The stiff, unnatural walk performed past a security guard when your pockets are completely empty.
Read full entry →The sociopathic dispatch of a highly complex request just as the recipient is packing their bag to leave.
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