Grand Clong
That awful feeling when you realize you have just said something horrible, or you are supposed to be somewhere you aren't, or have forgotten to bring/do/say something important. Cartoonist B. Kliban coined this term and defined it as 'a sudden rush of shit to the heart.'
She experienced a Grand Clong because she had just asked an acquaintance how the kids were, before remembering they had both died recently in a car wreck.
He received a text asking where he was, and immediately suffered a Grand Clong when he realized he was supposed to be at the Very Important Meeting instead of at a matinee movie showing.
Standing at the podium in front of the packed auditorium, a Grand Clong washed over her as she pulled her folded speech printout from her pocket and saw that it was her travel itinerary.
He received a text asking where he was, and immediately suffered a Grand Clong when he realized he was supposed to be at the Very Important Meeting instead of at a matinee movie showing.
Standing at the podium in front of the packed auditorium, a Grand Clong washed over her as she pulled her folded speech printout from her pocket and saw that it was her travel itinerary.
Grand Clong by Lacrocivious Acrophosist September 27, 2023
