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The public act of a queueing motorist expressing displeasure via horn at someone's ongoing spatial-awareness failure.
Read full entry →A rhetorical greeting mistakenly interpreted as a genuine enquiry, resulting in unwanted emotional disclosure by the pool table.
Read full entry →A low-effort social manoeuvre in which a normal outfit is retroactively rebranded as an ironic character choice.
Read full entry →A lost British ritual of standing perfectly still, watching a hatch, hoping today is not the day it comes back 'out of stock'.
Read full entry →A weekly televised ritual in which ordinary people become furious armchair politicians for exactly sixty minutes.
Read full entry →A non-committal gesture of recognition performed to avoid the crushing social cost of full eye contact with a near-stranger.
Read full entry →A dignity-free act of consumption completed within eleven steps of the counter, usually accompanied by crumbs on your coat.
Read full entry →The stubborn British refusal to admit that sitting in a beer garden without SPF 50 was a massive, painful mistake.
Read full entry →A completely fraudulent social pleasantry used to gracefully escape an awkward reunion on the high street.
Read full entry →The lazy, heel-crushing friction dance performed to remove tight footwear without expending the energy to untie the laces.
Read full entry →A silent, freezing contest of grip strength performed at 4 AM to reclaim basic human warmth from a thief.
Read full entry →An apocalyptic expulsion of air unique to fathers over fifty, delivered with zero warning and maximum decibels.
Read full entry →A squeaky, undignified vocal register that strips a human of all authority and self-respect in the presence of a fluffy animal.
Read full entry →A uniquely British hostage situation where neither party will accept fault, but both desperately want the last word of contrition.
Read full entry →A resounding, two-handed strike upon the denim of one's own legs, functioning as a non-verbal warning that you are about to stand up.
Read full entry →The arrogant, human defiance of algorithmic perfection, resulting in a 40-minute detour down a single-lane tractor path.
Read full entry →The volcanic eruption of anger caused by a stranger's failure to acknowledge your unparalleled generosity in traffic.
Read full entry →A preemptive, defensive scowl and bracing of the legs in anticipation of being soaked by a negligent transit van.
Read full entry →The hollow, vocalized equivalent of a 'seen' receipt, utilized to gracefully terminate a horrifically unfunny conversation.
Read full entry →The instant, biological rejection of a romantic prospect triggered by them performing a completely mundane but deeply uncool action.
Read full entry →A heavy, theatrical exhalation of air and vocal strain required to lower an aging human body onto a sofa.
Read full entry →The nihilistic consumption of goods to secure a brief hit of dopamine, driven by the realization that you will never retire anyway.
Read full entry →The risky, olfactory evaluation of an expired liquid to determine if you can avoid walking to the corner shop.
Read full entry →The intense regret of initiating a polite gesture too early, trapping yourself in an awkward stance for twenty seconds.
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