Is rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!

Great song tho

https://youtu.be/2lcFSS7b5nc?si=JR8cvq-IRz1pqdxz

basil6345789 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pm

Is rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!

No you don’t

Superb movie producing an Oscar for Ingrid Bergman.

I suspect that those most annoyed by this neologism are those who feel most seen by it.

Trumps doing it all the time with Zelensky

Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation technique in which one person attempts to convince another person, by bending or distorting their perception, that their reality isn’t true.it is a tactic most often employed by a narcissist to gain control over their intended target.

Lord Beamish wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:50 pm

I suspect that those most annoyed by this neologism are those who feel most seen by it.

Suspect I might be more annoyed by the word neologism if I had the slightest clue what it meant

We had them in the caravan we used in Devon with a small thin mantle that if you rocked the caravan would often break

basil6345789 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pm

Is rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!

Ditto

pureclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 24, 2025 6:53 am

We had them in the caravan we used in Devon with a small thin mantle that if you rocked the caravan would often break

Same here (back in the 70's) and whenever I hear the word that's all I can think about!

basil6345789 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pm

Is rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!

You’re only three years behind the times…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63798242

My old man used to talk about fanny by gaslight. I’ve never tried it.