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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
- lightglams 4mo ago"Jouska n.a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head—a crisp analysis, a devastating comeback, a cathartic heart-to-heart—which serves as a kind of psychological batting cage that feels far more satisfying than the small-ball strategies of everyday life. French jusqu’à, until. In baseball, “small ball” is a cautious offensive strategy devoted to getting on base via walks, bunts, and steals, forgoing the big home run moments that fans tend to enjoy. Pronounced “zhoos-ka.”" https://www.thedictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/word/jouska https://www.thedictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/word/jouska
- fugaziboutit 4mo agoAKA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27esprit_de_l%27escalier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27esprit_de_l%27escalier ('staircase wit')
- gumboshoes 4mo agoThis has been circulating for many years and at this point is so widely spread as to be considered ordinary and unremarkable.
- mhb 4mo agoThanks for sharing. Do you have a name for that feeling?
- gumboshoes 4mo agoYou are not a good person.