ThePhysopher's definitions
The fear of having to make a choice, for example from a menu in a restaurant or different items to choose from in a shop.
Origin: Phobia from ancient Greek phóbos, “fear”
Origin: Phobia from ancient Greek phóbos, “fear”
I prefer a single dish of the day in a restaurant or a fixed menu suggestion to a large menu. The choice makes me uncomfortable or even anxious. I know, that's menuphobia .
I often come back from shopping empty-handed. It was my menuphobia again. I couldn't make up my mind.
The more similar the alternatives are, the harder it is to make a decision. This is one reason for menuphobia.
I often come back from shopping empty-handed. It was my menuphobia again. I couldn't make up my mind.
The more similar the alternatives are, the harder it is to make a decision. This is one reason for menuphobia.
by ThePhysopher April 22, 2024
Get the menuphobiamug. Sharing an article from the Internet while bypassing a paywall.
If you are a member and receive an interesting article, but your friend cannot read it because they are not a member, what do you do? You copy the article “by hand”, put it back together nicely and send it to the friend. This is a lateral copy.
If you are a member and receive an interesting article, but your friend cannot read it because they are not a member, what do you do? You copy the article “by hand”, put it back together nicely and send it to the friend. This is a lateral copy.
Another great article that J. will be interested in. But the link is useless to him: he's not a member. I'll have to make him a lateral copy again.
by ThePhysopher September 25, 2025
Get the Lateral Copymug. This is a derogatory word for books, especially novels. The paper of books is made of wood and can burn like wood.
I always tell my wife that the books she reads are just woodware. Reading them is wasted time.
Ian McEwan said that many novels are just housewife gossip. I would say these books are woodware.
Ian McEwan said that many novels are just housewife gossip. I would say these books are woodware.
by ThePhysopher July 24, 2024
Get the Woodwaremug. when you like drinking alcohol per se but regard a teaspoon of whisky as the right dose to draw the pleasure of drinking. The tablespoon is then at the boundary to alcoholism.
My wife and me, we are microalcoholics. It is our philosophy to enjoy whisky etc. but because alcohol with wine at lunch and dinner is accumulating through the day, we restrict to the enjoyable minimum. This gives the pleasure of nice drinks plus the good feeling of self-mastery.
See also zen-alcoholic
See also zen-alcoholic
by ThePhysopher February 18, 2019
Get the microalcoholicmug. For his birthday, he gets to choose how they will make love. The position is therefore called birthday position.
My husband can ask me all year round if we do it this way, but I always answer: it's not your birthday. This is your birthday position!
My wife has also invented an Urban Dictionary word. It's both appealing and bitter: the birthday position.
My wife has also invented an Urban Dictionary word. It's both appealing and bitter: the birthday position.
by ThePhysopher May 4, 2025
Get the birthday positionmug. A cartoon or video which is so cute and innocent that you can distribute it (e.g. via Whatsapp) in the family. The property is called „familygrammable“ .
Formed following „instagramm“ and instagrammable“
Formed following „instagramm“ and instagrammable“
Oh! This cat cartoon is so cute. I will send it to the children.
This baby animal video gives a great familygram. All women in the family will love it, but also your husband.
This baby animal video gives a great familygram. All women in the family will love it, but also your husband.
by ThePhysopher October 22, 2020
Get the familygrammug. A relationship of a couple owning just one penis. This implies presumably also the ownership of a vagina.
Patricia and James live now together. They started a regular single penis relationship (SPR) after some turbulences. Cp. to Double Penis Relationship (DPR) and Zero Penis Relationship (ZPR).
by ThePhysopher September 25, 2016
Get the Single Penis Relationship (SPR)mug.