When your "lighter" is dead af and there is not a "store" open to go get one even if you had a ride. So you want to smoke do badly but there's no possible way no "lighter" no stove or toaster either therefore your left a with DEAD LIGHTER SYNDROME.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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