A fad that started with certain female celebrities who got black eyes from their husbands/boyfriends, but needed to make public appearances anyway. They aren't cute, or appealing in any way. Their only purpose is covering one's bruises and/or making oneself look like an uppity bitch by purposely hiding ones expressions behind a bitch-trendy facade.

Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.

another retarded trend for the poser scenesters