lítost

The painful feeling of seeing your own misery and wanting to change it. Self-pity, but existential and motivating.

“Reading my old journal filled me with lítost — and a sudden urge to improve my life.”

lítost by WMH01 October 31, 2026

Litost [Lee' - toast] 

Litost is a nearly untranslatable Czech word, a state of feeling miserable and humiliated. “Litost is a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery,” - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera. Litost connects insult to revenge, with desire to strike back at the perceived source of one’s shame.

For example: double-litost, double-revenge Tupac Shakur vs. Notorious B.I.G.

Litost [Lee' - toast] by B. McDoc September 6, 2005

Litastical 

An adjective that means something to be wicked awesome and fantastic all at the same time

That party was litastical with all of that diet coke.

Litastical by Litastical21 July 20, 2016

litpost 

The littest post around. Cringe.

Anna: “Hey, Pal”
Eitan: “Litpost zoned”

litpost by bananabanana April 8, 2021

Litos Baker's Dozen 

Instead of the regular baker's dozen of 13, this equals 11 based on the rationale that a baker would eat one item from his batch instead of adding an extra one to it.

"When I opened up the box of donuts I thought they forgot to put one in but really they were just giving me an Litos Baker's Dozen. Boy was I pissed!"

Litos Baker's Dozen by CarLitosA January 9, 2009

litster 

Derivation of a hipster, with particular interest in literature. Litsters are involved in writing poetry, fiction, or non-fiction memoirs. Litsters regularly read books published by McSweeney's, but swear off New York Times bestsellers unless it is, by chance, a McSweeney's publication (e.g. Dave Eggers' works). Other litster favorites include Kerouac, Bukowski, Thompson, Vonnegut, Foer, Franzen, Zadie Smith, etc. Litsters will typically shop at independent booksellers (who carry McSweeney's items) over larger conglomerates. Typical litster apparel follows that of a hipster: black-framed glasses, ironic t-shirts, stripped ties, blazers. They invest in the newest accessories (e.g. iPods), yet their Chuck Taylors will always look filthy.

Powell's better stock up on latest Chabon or they'll have some angry litsters on their hands.

litster by Kate N. September 22, 2007

lipostuffin 

The opposite of liposuction, lipostuffin is when a person actually goes through a process to gain fat instead of losing it. Although lipostuffin can be used in reference to anyone attempting to gain fat it is specifically used for those who are attracted to larger individuals, and wish to see them pack on a few extra pounds in order to increase their sex appeal.

Normal Friend: That girl over there is a total babe.

Fat Loving Friend: Yeah she's alright she could use some lipostuffin before I'd go for her though.

lipostuffin by woo!party December 31, 2009