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underwhelmed 

I was underwhelmed with the new vacation spot.
underwhelmed by geogoldman June 1, 2009

underwhelming 

The opposite of overwhelming. Usually uneventful and nothing special. Often associated with mediocrity.
Friend one: Hey have herd this new band called (shitty band name)?

Friend two: No. Should I?

Friend one: Nah, they're pretty underwhelming.
underwhelming by Hufty March 30, 2010

unverwhelmed 

the feeling of being overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time.
I'm overwhelmed with hot coffee but I'm also underwhelmed with its bland taste. I'm unverwhelmed by the entire experience.
unverwhelmed by nushi March 15, 2013

Uhmderwhelmed 

(adj.) being so underwhelmed that you have no idea how to respond to such disappointment.

Hence the ”uhm.”

Synonym: Unimpressed
Boyfriend: So what do you think of that birthday gift I got you? You’re speechless I bet!
Girlfriend: Actually, the Alaskan timeshare has me uhmderwhelmed.
Uhmderwhelmed by DamnManilaMan October 3, 2019

Underwhelming 

Failure to impress or make an impression on a person or audience. Typically, the person performing the action believes they brought amazing skills and expertise to the table.
Brad: "Heeeeeyyyy Becky. I'm surprised you got up so early with our (wink) late night...."
Becky: "meh, last night was pretty underwhelming". I'm off to the gym!
Underwhelming by OBH the Amazing December 22, 2023

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
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