Wingery

The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.
"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."
by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025
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Wingery

The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.
"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."
by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025
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