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Celebrity Shadenfreude: Lurid Thrills Derived From Talking About Celebrity Deaths.
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Celebrity Shadenfreude:
Lurid thrills derived from talking about celebrity deaths.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Related:
O'propriation: The inclusion of advertising, packaging, and entertainment jargon from earlier eras in everyday speech for ironic and/or comic effec
Kathleen's Favorite Dead Celebrity party was tons o' fun" or "Dave really thinks of himself as a zany, nutty, wacky, and madcap guy, doesn't he?...
Poorochondria: Hypochondria derived form not having medical insurance.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X...
Vaccinated Time Travel: To fantasize about traveling backward in time, but only with proper vaccinations.
-- Douglas Coupland, Generation X...
Bradyism: A multisibling sensibility derived from having grown up in large families.
A rarity in those born after approximately 1965, symptoms of Bradyism include a facility for mind games, emotional withdrawal in situations of overcrowding, and a deeply felt need for a well-defined personal space....
Metaphasia: An inability to perceive metaphor. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Paper Rabies: Hypersensitivity to littering. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
Spectacularism: A fascination with extreme situations. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
The love of meat prevents any real change. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation X
The Tens: The first decade of a new century. -- Douglas Coupland, Generation X