Roman Empire
ROH-mun EM-pyrenoun
What it means
An ancient civilisation, now best known as the answer everyone gives when asked what they think about, which has made thinking about it the entire personality.
What it actually means
One documentary series, and now it is a character trait.
How it is used in a sentence
"The Roman Empire is the thing I think about most days, honestly."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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Social Dynamicsmayn KAR-ak-ter EN-er-jeenounDiagnosis
The delusional confidence required to treat a public coffee shop as the set of a cinematic montage.
Real meaningEveryone else is an extra in your film.
Delulu
Social Dynamicsdih-LOO-looadjectiveDiagnosis
Describes a belief held so far beyond the available evidence that the only honest response is to give it a nickname.
Real meaningWe stopped calling it denial because denial sounds like a problem.