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Describing a device that claims to be portable but instantly dies if removed from power.
Read full entry →To exit a digital group chat silently in the hope that no one will question it.
Read full entry →The reflex action of patting your pocket to find a device you are currently holding.
Read full entry →To persist in watching a terrible movie purely because you've already invested an hour.
Read full entry →Overwhelmed by the anxiety of having to formulate a response to an incoming text.
Read full entry →The act of repeatedly drafting, deleting, and over-analyzing a simple text message.
Read full entry →To explain something verbally over text because writing it out feels like a chore.
Read full entry →In a manner that heavily suggests a reply is coming, without actually sending one.
Read full entry →To delay a response deliberately in order to appear less eager or desperate.
Read full entry →The sudden nervous hesitation felt immediately before transmitting a message.
Read full entry →To answer with far less detail or emotion than originally intended.
Read full entry →At the painfully slow pace typical of a reluctant message response.
Read full entry →In the uncertain period between intending to start a task and actually beginning it.
Read full entry →To move through browser tabs without remembering the original task.
Read full entry →Describing the feeling when someone has read your message but actively chosen not to reply.
Read full entry →Reluctant to answer messages despite having read them.
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