75 definitions by ElCommissioner
by ElCommissioner April 23, 2022
A word (n.) defining the moment when one is too overtaken by emotion to continue as planned. Usually involving the attempted expression of love or sadness. Always involving tearing up and a choking feeling.
The guy was hit by a gut choke as he tried to sing a song he had written to his girlfriend, as she was readying to leave for a trip. Fortunately, he had written the lyrics down on an envelope, she read them, and the day was saved.
by ElCommissioner October 1, 2017
A damndemic is a public health situation where thousands and thousands of good folks become quite ill, or worse, due to exposure to an invisible virus or bacteria. The spread of the illness is hastened by a small but vocal percentage of the public not following precautionary guidelines, and not giving a damn about the health and well being of others.
"If people don't follow the rules, we are all going to be hit during this damndemic," the spokesperson said.
by ElCommissioner July 1, 2020
A coronaphoner is a very modern phenomenon triggered by the heinous virus. An interview by a journalist conducted from afar is termed a "phoner". An interview conducted from any distance, but now via cell phone to maintain social distance, is a coronaphoner.
I needed to interview the police chief, so we did a coronaphoner while I sat in the parking lot outside her office.
by ElCommissioner March 30, 2020
Eventpathy is a social phenomenon wherein crowds of people remain passive and unengaged when an active and much more involved response is called for. It involves the feeling that "someone else will take care of the situation."
The festival area was littered with debris after the crowds dispersed, an example of rampant eventpathy.
by ElCommissioner June 23, 2019
A more specific term relating to lockdown pounds, the weight gained by some who takes the shelter in place order as an excuse to eat.
by ElCommissioner April 14, 2020
by ElCommissioner August 13, 2018