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The embarrassing, unprovoked wave of second-hand sympathy you feel for an influencer suffering a totally self-inflicted crisis, immediately followed by deep self-loathing for caring about an online stranger's staged drama.
Read full entry →A person who simultaneously exhibits the deceitful, untrustworthy traits of a rat and the malicious, highly unpleasant nature of a cunt.
Read full entry →An oblivious individual who waits until the absolute last second to begin a deep-sea diving expedition into the abyss of their oversized handbag to find their wallet.
Read full entry →A customer who stands at the self-checkout, scans a pile of full-price groceries, and waits until the absolute final second to aggressively scan their Clubcard that instantly dropping the total by £15 while looking smugly at the person behind them in line.
Read full entry →A fly that bounces repeatedly and aggressively against a wide-open pane of glass, entirely blind to the huge opening directly beside it.
Read full entry →That awful beeping in McDonald's that drives you fucking insane! Beep, beep fucking beep!
Read full entry →To scribble 'Return to Sender' on a piece of mail for a former tenant who moved out five years ago, forcefully thrusting it back into the postbox in a desperate attempt to stop the endless tide of someone else's debt letters.
Read full entry →The sudden, overwhelming flare of extreme anger triggered when a specific environmental stimulus (such as fluorescent lighting, flickering screens, or repetitive low-frequency hums) pushes sensory processing past its breaking point.
Read full entry →The dark, soggy mass of wet food scraps that accumulates over the plug hole while washing dishes, which everyone in the house aggressively avoids touching.
Read full entry →A subtle space-invader who slowly inches so close behind you in a queue that you can feel their breath on your coat, mistakenly believing that violating personal boundary space will make the queue move faster.
Read full entry →A ruthless, power-tripping cunt of a neighbour who runs a relentless, uninvited surveillance operation over the entire street, treating shared spaces like a high-security prison camp.
Read full entry →A deeply inconsiderate individual who aggressively and slowly rustles a packet of crisps in a completely silent environment, turning a quick snack into an absolute auditory assault for everyone nearby.
Read full entry →An exceptionally tall individual whose immense height is paired with bizarre, uncoordinated movements, awkward social energy, and a general lack of spatial awareness.
Read full entry →A aggressively loud individual who pathologically fabricates stories, ensuring that every lie they tell is delivered at maximum volume so nobody else can speak or question them.
Read full entry →Someone called Karen, is horrible and acts like a cunt and often can be seen acting aggressively toward service workers, neighbours, or random bystanders.
Read full entry →A term for someone who thinks they're hard at everything, shows off and acts a prick. They also take things way too seriously.
Read full entry →The complex and often futile art of arranging multiple cushions, throws, and remote controls to achieve the perfect, comfortable lounging position, usually disrupted by a pet or partner within minutes.
Read full entry →The furtive act of peering into a public bin to determine if it's full before approaching it with your rubbish, usually to avoid the embarrassment of having to carry it back.
Read full entry →To come to a sudden, dead stop in the middle of a busy pavement to check your phone, consult a map, or simply contemplate existence, creating a human obstacle for everyone behind you.
Read full entry →A profoundly useless, chaotic individual who manages to completely ruin or break everything they touch, converting simple tasks into total disasters through an unmatched combination of clumsiness and stupidity.
Read full entry →To moisten your fingertips in order to open a stubborn produce bag.
Read full entry →The mental arithmetic involved in extracting maximum value from a supermarket meal deal.
Read full entry →To leave unwanted shopping items wherever convenient rather than returning them to the correct place.
Read full entry →To press a self-checkout touchscreen with increasing force in the belief that it will become more responsive.
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