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Broad classification for social life & etiquette.
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An insufferable, attention-seeking guest who kills the vibe of a social gathering by forcing everyone to listen to their terrible cover songs.
Read full entry →A pathetic, attention-seeking farewell post designed entirely to harvest validation from internet strangers.
Read full entry →The agonizing position of nodding blankly while an un-self-aware bore explains crypto to you in the corner of a kitchen.
Read full entry →The pathetic, insecure need to dominate a conversation by proving your suffering, success, or weekend was bigger than someone else's.
Read full entry →The cowardly, chemical warfare act of crop-dusting an enclosed space and leaving strangers to suffer the consequences.
Read full entry →The toxic, insecure behavior of a nerd trying to protect a massive pop-culture franchise from casual fans to feel superior.
Read full entry →A manipulative, gaslighting tactic used to simulate contrition while entirely blaming the victim for having an emotional reaction.
Read full entry →A profoundly stupid individual operating heavy machinery or existing in society with a staggering lack of spatial or social awareness.
Read full entry →A hollow, risk-laden emission of amusement designed to cover up total auditory failure.
Read full entry →A phrase delivered with a smile and impeccable manners that actually translates to 'I hope you die'.
Read full entry →The arrogant, illiterate disregard for basic architectural instructions printed at eye level.
Read full entry →An agonizing, public error of calibration where a friendly gesture lands in the absolute void.
Read full entry →A mirrored, side-stepping standoff where two pedestrians repeatedly fail to guess the other's path.
Read full entry →The deployment of flawless manners and dazzling smiles to express deep, unutterable contempt.
Read full entry →A mutually understood social lie used to smoothly exit a street encounter with an old acquaintance.
Read full entry →The tactical deployment of fake empathy to end a conversation you are desperate to escape.
Read full entry →The act of performing a polite physical gesture while actively refusing to acknowledge the human benefiting from it.
Read full entry →To deploy a sharp, nearly inaudible sound of disapproval at a stranger breaking a minor social rule.
Read full entry →The frantic, mid-air conversion of a friendly greeting into a fake grooming maneuver.
Read full entry →A peculiarly British standoff where two innocent parties repeatedly ask for forgiveness until one walks away.
Read full entry →A mutual, non-verbal look shared between partners that initiates a stealthy exit from a social gathering.
Read full entry →The hypnotic urge to join a well-formed line purely out of FOMO, regardless of the destination.
Read full entry →The universally understood physical cue that a British person has decided the social engagement is over.
Read full entry →The desperate, fluid transition from a humiliating stumble into a fake athletic lunge.
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