We’ve talked before about needing a word for the disappointment you feel when your favorite restaurant closes for good. A listener suggests a pun on melancholy, meal-ancholy. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Mealancholy” We asked a...
anticipointment n.— «It’s what I call “anticipointment.” […] You can’t make a promise and then have people feel you broke it, or you’re worse off than when you started. So now they just need to live up to it.» —“B of A rebranding ‘toxic’...
heartsink n. a feeling of dismay or disappointment; in medical use, heartsink patient, a patient that is difficult or impossible to help. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
