Quasi-Latin way of saying "Life Sucks!". Often used to spruce up a comment that otherwise would have been dull, e.g. "get over it" or "too damn bad". Lends an aura of sophistication to what would otherwise seem like a dark or crabby comment. Often used in combination with "publicum rectumium".

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods