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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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You know when something's on the tip of your tongue and — as frustrating as it is — you'd prefer to try and think of it rather than look it up? There should be a word for that. (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Looking it up just kinda feels like cheating, y'know? Or at least throwing in the towel.

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[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't believe you.

[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Let me rephrase that: I never heard one. There is a word for tip of the tongue but not for the concrete situation OP described. I mean the possibility to just look up stuff wherever you are is a very recent development so it makes sense that a word that incorporates this isn't invented yet.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Still don't believe you. Just smash a sentence together or whatever y'all do. We need you. Latin doesn't do this.

[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I invented one for you:

Zungenspitzendilemma, das

When you have something stuck at the tip of your tongue, but looking it up feels like cheating.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

We're best friends now. Do another one: "when an Internet stranger connects with you over an infinitesimally small and unlikely shared idea or experience, and for the first time in your life, you don't feel alone on an earth with 7 billion humans, and you have a best friend"