The English language needs words for the following things:
* how when you’re looking at someone and they look at you and you automatically look away really fast.
* the phenomenon of accidentally sending an text message or email to the person you’re talking about, not the person you’re talking to
* the simple joy of speaking in a bad Sean Connery accent
Proposals welcome in comments.
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For one and three, shlooking and connering respectively. For two, I seem to be stuck on frontstabbing?
I thought glampsing might work for number 1… I like Matt’s suggestion for number 3… and can’t immediately think of one for number 2
1. This is the well-known “bus-glance”
2. Mistxtribution
3. Impershonation
Sorry that last comment was from me.
I do like glampsing, frontstabbing and think Impershonation is a work of genius.
#2 is an example of a “phone pas”.
1. Douche chill
2. Stupidity
3. Humour
i love phone pas.
I’d like to add another word request. i need a word to describe the mental technique used to relax enough to start peeing at a urinal when a neighbouring urinal is occupied by someone who is audibly peeing like a horse…
Dunno, but the normal term I’ve heard for being unable to start peeing in a public place is “pee-shy”. Though if it’s specifically because of someone audibly peeing like a horse, maybe that should be peeness envy.
As for the mental technique… peelaxation?
“i need a word to describe the mental technique used to relax enough to start peeing at a urinal when a neighbouring urinal is occupied by someone who is audibly peeing like a horse”
How about Zenurination?
I think phone pas is brilliant!