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Entries relating to messaging.
Suggested home: Digital life & internet / Messaging & replies
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The tactical deployment of a smartphone to create an invisible barrier against street fundraisers.
Read full entry →To project digital amusement while experiencing absolutely zero physical emotion.
Read full entry →A rambling, incoherent message left simply because you weren't prepared for the beep.
Read full entry →The overconfidence of typing a known password too quickly, leading to an account lockout.
Read full entry →The disappointment of watching an indicator appear, then disappear with no message sent.
Read full entry →The accidental selection of a bizarre emoji when under pressure to reply quickly.
Read full entry →The sudden inability to type correctly because someone is looking over your shoulder.
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 →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 →A formal message drafted with intense, passive-aggressive corporate firmness.
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 →To appear occupied by composing a message while avoiding eye contact.
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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