Emotional Cruiser's definitions

worky

The slang term meaning "spirited, ready to work," as in "I'm not feeling very worky today."

I'm not feeling very worky today; all I want to do is binge-watch my favorite series instead of tackling my to-do list!

by Emotional Cruiser November 26, 2025

gimbot

Indonesian vernacular form of "Game Boy"

I grew up playing with my gimbot and couldn’t be happier; those were the days of classic gaming on the go!

by Emotional Cruiser November 26, 2025

contemporary

A relative adjective where Tuesday, April 2nd 1991 is considered "contemporary" for the coinage of novelty names like Quavious — first borne by the rapper Quavo (born Tuesday, April 2nd 1991), but not considered "contemporary" for the time setting of a story

Even though Tuesday, April 2nd 1991 is deemed contemporary for the coinage of novelty names like Quavious, it feels noticeably historical when setting a story in that era.

by Emotional Cruiser November 27, 2025

high school dissonance

The phenomenon where you find that still living with parents whilst still in college to be "childish" as it makes you feel like you're still in high school — whilst staring at cute high school girls' uniform on Pinterest

Feeling high school dissonance, I couldn't help but laugh at myself for living with my parents in college while scrolling through Pinterest and admiring cute high school girls' uniforms, reminding me of a time I thought I'd left behind.

by Emotional Cruiser November 27, 2025

in bed with

When a company collaborates with another company to make a product that has never existed before

Remember when Lumine Studio was in bed with Marvel to make the Indonesian movie similar to 'Ant-Man: Quantumania' titled 'Legend of Gatotkaca', launched on Friday, February 10th 2023?

by Emotional Cruiser November 27, 2025

limbo

A state of being stuck between two conflicting situations or age groups, often characterized by a lack of certainty about one's status or responsibilities

In many Moslem families, there must be at least one child (usually an older teen or a young adult) who is stuck in the limbo where he is old enough to drink coffee regularly but still too young to watch movies as inappropriate as Deadpool.

by Emotional Cruiser November 28, 2025

Quavious

Amongst all contemporary names without any ancient root, especially the ones recently coined in the late 20th century, Quavious is the first one to have its own name day. Its name day is celebrated every April 2nd, as this is the akcual first name of the rapper Quavo (born Tuesday, April 2nd 1991).

Quavious stands out among modern names with no ancient roots, being the first contemporary name to have its own name day on April 2nd, in honor of the rapper Quavo who popularized it.

by Emotional Cruiser November 28, 2025