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Tanxiety 

Noun.

What you would refer to as a “bottom” being afraid of underperforming under spotlight in Final Fantasy 14.
I don't wanna play Dark Knight, I have massive tanxiety
Tanxiety by Teemo Vanderleeden September 17, 2025
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tankxiety 

A portmanteau of "Tank" and "Anxiety". The common occurrence in any MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game in which the main defensive and attention-holding party member, the Tank, expresses feelings of doubt and lack of self-confidence. Many players feel exposed and at high risk of being the "leader" of the party by being the tank, causing the worst cases of "tankxiety".
Paladin: "Look, I usually run healer, I don't know how to hold aggro yet. I can just learn tank another day..."
Friend: "Shut up. EVERYONE has tankxiety when they first start, but it's just because you're stressing over the little stuff."
tankxiety by glitchead August 26, 2018
A nervous disorder or feelings associated with filing taxes, owing taxes, paying taxes, not receiving a tax refund, or any thing else involving an unpleasant tax related situation.
At this time every year I have to take off from work due to taxiety.

The stimulus received for covid-19 may increase taxiety if required to pay it back.
Taxiety by Created for a purpose October 14, 2020

tranxiety 

The every day anxiety transgender people often experience related to passing, dysphoria, being misgendered, being outed, being accepted, being subjected to transphobia, abuse or discrimination, or any other form of tranxiety.
"Hey, I need to use the bathroom, but I have too much tranxiety, can you come with me?"
"Omg I just got asked out! But I think I have too much tranxiety to start dating again yet."
"Hey, can we just hang at my place today? My tranxiety is too bad to leave the house at the moment."
"About to start a new job, so much tranxiety rn!"
"I was checking to see if tranxiety was already in urban dictionary and accidentally read a transphobic definition spelt 'transiety'. It gave me a lot of tranxiety."

tagxiety 

The anxiety you feel when you receive an email notification that someone has tagged photos of you on facebook. Tagxiety usually involves sweaty palms and a frantic attempt to log on to facebook to A) make sure the photos are acceptable or B) untag said photos before anyone has a chance to see their complete fugliness.
That photographer keeps tagging horrible pictures of me at karaoke night... doesn't he know I have high tagxiety?!?! I look like I'm sucking a microphone dick!
tagxiety by Amyzing69 April 4, 2011

Tankxiety 

The anxiety felt by one when they think that there isn't enough fuel in their gas tank to complete a trip.

Tankxiety is known to be accompanied by anger and a sense of false security after thinking that one is safe. (See example.)

The terminology comes from a portmanteau of the words "Tank" and Anxiety."
Frank - "Fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK!"

Mitch - "What is it dude?"

Frank - "The fuel needle is under a quarter! I'm coming down with a case of tankxiety! SHIT! What if we run out of gas on the 401? SHIT! Oh no, the anger is setting in! GOD DAMN HONDA! FUCK YOU!"

Mitch - "Don't panic, dude!"

Frank - "Yeah. Yeah! Uh, maybe you're right!"
Tankxiety by KoolguyGT500 November 2, 2010