pit-checking
The stealthy turn of the head to verify personal hygiene in a public space.
Read full entry →Life domain
Food, home, shopping, travel, weather and the routines of ordinary life.
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Broad classification for food & drink.
Broad classification for home & domestic life.
Broad classification for shopping & retail.
Broad classification for travel & transport.
Broad classification for money, admin & customer service.
Broad classification for weather, seasons & holidays.
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The stealthy turn of the head to verify personal hygiene in a public space.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side shuffling when two people try to yield right of way simultaneously.
Read full entry →The act of purchasing literature purely to make yourself look smarter to houseguests.
Read full entry →The futile belief that violent motion will restore life to a clearly empty biro.
Read full entry →The ultimate lazy consumption method, allowing crumbs to fall directly into the drain.
Read full entry →The sudden, jarring return to normal physics when stepping off an airport travelator.
Read full entry →The lazy friction method of removing footwear without engaging the hands.
Read full entry →The tense three seconds waiting for a contactless payment to approve.
Read full entry →The agonizing trap of sitting in a passenger seat while the driver chats to a neighbor.
Read full entry →The aggressive, jarring beep a card machine makes, making you feel like you've stolen something.
Read full entry →The intense pressure to pack bags and pay rapidly before the person behind you sighs.
Read full entry →A brilliant, devastating retort that arrives entirely too late to be of any use.
Read full entry →The exhausting physical battle to keep a supermarket trolley moving in a straight line.
Read full entry →The refusal to consume the final centimeter of a drink due to a fear of backwash or dregs.
Read full entry →The gradual acceptance that you are going to eat a slice of plain cheese instead of a real meal.
Read full entry →The complete erasure of intent caused by passing through a doorframe.
Read full entry →The desperate act of smiling and emitting a gentle chuckle in lieu of asking someone to repeat themselves a third time.
Read full entry →Feigning deep interest in a display of candles because your friend is taking too long at the till.
Read full entry →The failure to read large, clear instructions on a glass door, resulting in looking foolish.
Read full entry →The utter failure to realize your vision is already corrected while hunting for spectacles.
Read full entry →The tragic abandonment of a hot beverage just long enough for it to become undrinkable.
Read full entry →The hypnotic fascination of watching a rotating plate of leftovers reheat.
Read full entry →The sudden uncertainty regarding whether you've already applied shampoo, leading to a double wash.
Read full entry →The resistance to changing states, whether from dry to wet or wet to dry.
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