What's a word you always hear but don't actually know the meaning of?

Masala

Toolbox meeting

New one I hear a lot these days with the new boss...

Quantum Erasure

Masala wrote: »

Toolbox meeting

New one I hear a lot these days with the new boss...

he's calling you a tool

Ultrflat

Masala wrote: »

Anxiety

As in I think I have anxiety. I suffer from anxiety. Am always afraid to ash ‘ how do you know you have it’

Its like your bodies on a constant Adrenalin rush. Except less euphoric, you worry about everything Your heart races. It never feels like you can get enough air in your lungs. Some times your hands shake, some times you want to break down and cry.

Quantum Erasure

Ultrflat wrote: »

Some times your hands shake, some times you want to break down and cry.

so lonely...

Nowhere to go, nothing to do with my time
I get lonely, so lonely, living on my own.

Topdolla

CramCycle wrote: »

It is, i mean there is no need for it but it is a word.

That's irregardless

Omackeral

Pisswallet

Kylta

Masala wrote: »

Toolbox meeting

New one I hear a lot these days with the new boss...

Its when the spanner gets he's say, and the the hammer gets hes say. But its normally the screw driver the starts the argument. The argument is always over whose important, either the Nut or the Screw. You pick

Widdershins

Masala wrote: »

Anxiety

As in I think I have anxiety. I suffer from anxiety. Am always afraid to ash ‘ how do you know you have it’

In my case Im rarely at peace. Im stuck in "fight or flight". Its not that bad most of the time. It flares up, and thats an "anxiety attack".
If you think you might have anxiety disorder, its worth asking a doctor. You know yourself better than anyone.

Kylta

Widdershins wrote: »

In my case Im rarely at peace. Im stuck in "fight or flight". Its not that bad most of the time. It flares up, and thats an "anxiety attack".
If you think you might have anxiety disorder, its worth asking a doctor. You know yourself better than anyone.

Does fight or flight come from the event of an extreme bout of flatulence a friend has!
You either fight it ( the smell) or flight from it ( again the smell

JCDUB

Gaslighting.

I think it's a millennial term, or gen z, or whoever it is now.

I don't understand what it means.

Can't be arsed looking it up as it seems like it's not relevant to anybody over 25.

Earthhorse

Raconteuse wrote: »

Pragmatic.

I know I can now Google it seeing as I'm thinking about it, but I don't fully know what it means. And I don't know whether it's supposed to be a good or bad thing.

I mostly see it as a synonym for practical.

But normally I use it in a context where it suggest this is not the ideal solution; so we could have been practical about moving house and hired a mover but as we haven't we now have to be pragmatic about it (by loading your stuff into the boot of my car).

It's neither a good or a bad thing IMO, it all depends on context.

Raconteuse

Masala wrote: »

Anxiety

As in I think I have anxiety. I suffer from anxiety. Am always afraid to ash ‘ how do you know you have it’

The symptoms.

JCDUB wrote: »

Gaslighting.

I think it's a millennial term, or gen z, or whoever it is now.

I don't understand what it means.

Can't be arsed looking it up as it seems like it's not relevant to anybody over 25.

For sure it seems to be in use more than ever now - and wrongly used.

It's actually named after a 1938 play though, about a wealthy woman whose husband torments her psychologically with the aim of driving her insane, so that she gets locked up and he gets all her money.

It's kinda like projection/deflection - telling a party whom you have clearly wronged that you've done nothing wrong, they're the one with the problem because they are paranoid/needy/they can't take a joke etc. Doing so repeatedly in e.g. a relationship or the workplace can grind the person on the receiving end down to the point that they believe they truly are the one at fault.

It's a recognised form of psychological abuse.

Fiolina

When people say Touche - don't get it, never did.

eviltwin

I don't understand the difference between "despite" and "in spite".

Deja Boo

nonflammable I get, flammable sure - inflammable, no idea

carbsy

Love.

Deja Boo

infamous.... generally any word with 'in' as a prefix

the beer revolu

Deja Boo wrote: »

infamous.... generally any word with 'in' as a prefix

I've a confession.

I always, up until this moment, thought that the word was imfamous.

Widdershins

Deja Boo wrote: »

nonflammable I get, flammable sure - inflammable, no idea

Used to confuse me too. I think of it like this, the item is easily inflamed. That makes me think of a rash, so its not that helpful really.
Same meaning as flammable, not sure why they're used interchangeably.

Raconteuse

Deja Boo wrote: »

nonflammable I get, flammable sure - inflammable, no idea

Widdershins wrote: »

Used to confuse me too. I think of it like this, the item is easily inflamed. That makes me think of a rash, so its not that helpful really.
Same meaning as flammable, not sure why they're used interchangeably.

https://youtu.be/Q8mD2hsxrhQ

Widdershins

Existential?

Huntergonzo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Existential?

Just about to post that one myself, hear it a lot more lately, I think some people think it makes them sound clever

Huntergonzo

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Just about to post that one myself, hear it a lot more lately, I think some people think it makes them sound clever

Yep, heard it twice today already.

blackbox

Raconteuse wrote: »

The symptoms.

GASLIGHTING
For sure it seems to be in use more than ever now - and wrongly used.

It's actually named after a 1938 play though, about a wealthy woman whose husband torments her psychologically with the aim of driving her insane, so that she gets locked up and he gets all her money.

It's kinda like projection/deflection - telling a party whom you have clearly wronged that you've done nothing wrong, they're the one with the problem because they are paranoid/needy/they can't take a joke etc. Doing so repeatedly in e.g. a relationship or the workplace can grind the person on the receiving end down to the point that they believe they truly are the one at fault.

It's a recognised form of psychological abuse.

I thought it was the same as moonlighting.

Come to think of it, I'm not so sure what moonlighting means!

the beer revolu

blackbox wrote: »

I thought it was the same as moonlighting.

Come to think of it, I'm not so sure what moonlighting means!

Moonlighting is doing a foxer or a nixer

Earthhorse

eviltwin wrote: »

I don't understand the difference between "despite" and "in spite".

That's a good one actually. I think they are largely synonymous again. But to me they have slightly different connotations. As an example.

"The conditions were treacherous but we managed to get everyone home safe despite that."

"You have cheated on me, stolen my money and lied to my face and I have stood by you in spite of all that."

You could probably swap them out and not lose meaning. But sometimes one seems to fit better than the other.

Deja Boo wrote: »

infamous.... generally any word with 'in' as a prefix

Just means famous for a bad reason e.g. The infamous serial killer.

blackbox wrote: »

I thought it was the same as moonlighting.

Come to think of it, I'm not so sure what moonlighting means!

It means having something on the side. So I’m a teacher by day but I moonlight as a taxi driver.

Omackeral

Earthhorse wrote: »

It means having something on the side. So I’m a teacher by day but I moonlight as a taxi driver.

Or in other words, teacher is the day job. Taxi is the night one ie during moonlight.

Deja Boo

oxymoron ......sounds quite insulting :eek: actually

Deja Boo

*off-topic*

Raconteuse wrote: »

https://youtu.be/Q8mD2hsxrhQ

First I was
That vid!

Then I was
Raconteuse, come back!