vicarious parasite

A person who feigns care for your situation only to use it to enrich their lifeless, mundane existence. Actions also typically include: (1) unsanctioned sharing of your personal information to others in the form of gossip, judgement, (2) continued prodding for more details to assist the recipient in seeming more interesting to others than their own life would allow, and (3) as a basis for engaging strangers in conversation that falsely makes them seem more interesting than they actually are. Also used in the form “pathetic vicarious parasite.”

I was temporarily comforted by my retired father’s interest in my back surgery until I remembered that he is a pathetic vicarious parasite with the primary objective of obtaining information to gossip and elevate himself in social circles.

by Observative December 19, 2020

Vivious

Vivid and obvious

That blue bra she’s wearing is very vivious.

by BubblesArmstrong June 10, 2022

Vigariousness

The act of living your life with vigor with little no empathy in your actions.

His life was lead with vigariousness he loved without reason ,or conception of time.

by Miss Dress February 18, 2023

Vicarious Racism

Vicarious racism is when Black, Indigenous, and people of color witness other people in our communities experiencing racism, and we get secondary trauma from it. Vicarious racism can be triggered by observing racist incidents, learning about them, and in some cases, having to recount them.

Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah

The tactless posting of graphic videos and images of Black people being victims of racist attacks is a form of vicarious racism.

by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023

Vicarious

When Charolette attaches her self to a healthy relationship like a leech

“OMG! Charolette just confessed her love to my boyfriend, she’s so Vicarious! 🤪”

by ProfessionalHater May 19, 2024

Vicariousity

vi•cari•ousity

Noun

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a life, experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person that never existed.

“I have been overcome with vicariousity”

by Vicariousity_ February 24, 2025

vicariously traumatized

When you didn’t go through a trauma but someone close to you did, so you are traumatized because they trauma dumped on you.

This relates to trauma being a factor of shock or unexpected outcomes, when things are not seen coming, they take more tact to adapt to.

This may or may not relate to people being in narcissistic states after going through a traumatic event initially.

See example:

Prom is a trap! I heard about Cindy getting dumped after giving up her v-card so I’ll be waiting until marriage, I’m vicariously traumatized!

by anonymous December 6, 2025