The intense desire to repeat an old, mundane commute from a distant past stage of life, not for practical transportation, but to re-enter the emotional atmosphere of the person you used to be.

A pilgrimage commute is not about the destination alone. It is about the act of moving through the same route again - the same bus line, train ride, walk, bicycle path, road, or sequence of familiar stops - because that ordinary journey has become emotionally sacred with time.

For it to be a true pilgrimage commute, the route must have once been repeated frequently enough to feel routine or boring, and enough years must have passed for nostalgia to mature. Most importantly, the destination must carry a love-hate charge: a place once associated with burden, boredom, growth, attachment, resentment, and memory all at once.

It is the strange feeling of missing a commute you once find boring, mundane and even hate it

After eight years away, I took the same train-and-walk route I used to complain about every morning, not because I needed to go anywhere, but because I wanted to feel that old chapter of my life again — it was a pilgrimage commute.

pilgrimage commute by SpeingNuance April 29, 2026

scott pilgrimage

The retreat to the restroom that one makes in order to escape an uncomfortable social situation.

"Where'd you go for two hours? You missed half the party!"

"Oh, it's not over yet? I have to pee again..."

"Friend, if you keep making scott pilgrimages, that girl with the squiggly hair will never talk to you. Mostly because she can't enter the men's restroom."

scott pilgrimage by NoeOffenseBut... October 10, 2014

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026