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Broad classification for pets & animals.
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The predictable phenomenon in which nobody communicates snack plans and the table ends up with six identical bags of Doritos.
Read full entry →Displaying a level of competitive commitment to Monopoly or Cluedo that far outweighs the actual stakes involved.
Read full entry →A national skill of verbal composure completely undermined by facial expressions that give away the actual, catastrophic truth.
Read full entry →A vast, purposeless block of calendar time booked under the misleading guise of a 'quick chat'.
Read full entry →A stubborn, entirely futile act of hope that the dashboard warning is somehow mistaken about the empty tank.
Read full entry →An oddly intense burst of national pride expressed during a match that has genuinely zero competitive stakes.
Read full entry →A frantic, multi-app verification ritual performed the moment industrial action is even mentioned on the news.
Read full entry →A loud, misplaced show of confidence in general knowledge that collapses entirely on reveal of the correct answer.
Read full entry →The genuine, visceral disappointment felt by a nation when Paul Hollywood lifts a pastry lid to reveal catastrophe.
Read full entry →An infuriating power play where a cat insists on bridging the indoor and outdoor worlds to let all the heating out of the house.
Read full entry →A cruel, psychological trick played on a loyal companion purely for the fleeting amusement of seeing them look confused.
Read full entry →The extortion of dairy or meat products by a hovering, manipulative animal utilizing weaponized puppy-dog eyes.
Read full entry →A state of warm, purring paralysis where human biological needs like using the toilet are subjugated to feline comfort.
Read full entry →A high-speed, panic-stricken dash to relocate a retching animal before they permanently stain the expensive rug.
Read full entry →A psychological compulsion demanding round numbers at the petrol station, causing deep agony if it ticks over to £40.01.
Read full entry →The cynical but highly likely belief that the tradesman is creating thousands of pounds of imaginary problems for a car that was working fine yesterday.
Read full entry →A suburban declaration of war authored by an infuriated homeowner tired of strangers utilizing their waste receptacle.
Read full entry →A terrifying acoustic event that prompts residents to army-crawl away from the windows to avoid interacting with whatever is on the porch.
Read full entry →The paranoid managerial habit of constantly monitoring communication software to ensure remote workers haven't stepped away to pee.
Read full entry →The suffocating, sweat-inducing nightmare of taking the London Underground wrapped in winter clothing with zero ventilation.
Read full entry →A catastrophic group effort where too many managers and not enough competence turn a minor issue into a systemic meltdown.
Read full entry →A repetitive strain injury developed not from productivity or manual labor, but from relentlessly flicking a thumb over a glowing rectangle of garbage.
Read full entry →The act of behaving with such relentless, grating incompetence or arrogance that it incites raw, physical fury in an observer.
Read full entry →An escalating cascade of catastrophic failures, usually caused by terrible management, resulting in an unmitigated disaster.
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