Susie Dent asked her followers for ‘things you wish there was a word for’ – 17 top-drawer replies

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Gluttonius Maximus: That feeling when you get down to the last piece of pizza that you are too full to eat, but eat it anyway because it would be a waste otherwise.

— Scott Andrews (@scottfutile) May 1, 2026

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The “cupboard under the stairs”. Surely it only needs one word rather than four.

— Colin Huggett🇺🇦 (@ColinHuggett) May 1, 2026

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There's no word for your "knee pit"… I appreciate that "armpit" has evolved from 2 words, so "kneepit" would do, but nobody ever uses it and I don't know why! If I could suggest one, something like "cleep" would be nice.

— DaddyNeedsCoffee 🇺🇦 🚴‍♂️ 🎨 🇪🇺 (@DaddyCoffee73) May 1, 2026

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The injustice of going into a freshly befouled toilet cubicle/ bathroom then the unearned shame when you leave and someone else goes in who may think it was you who stunk the place out. The Germans probably have a word for it.

— Sean O'Meara (@seanomeara) May 1, 2026

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You know when someone says something, and you ask them to repeat it but as they're repeating it you realize what they had originally said? It would be nice if there was a word you could say to interrupt them and indicate that they don't have to keep going because you've got it.

— Brian Carey (@CareyBrian) May 1, 2026

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We need a variant of 'our' that excludes the person we're talking to. While asking an electrician about some lights that needed fixing, I referred to "our bedroom" – and then decided to clarify with "I don't mean yours and mine", which made it 100x worse.

— Paul A Davies (@ELTAuthor) May 1, 2026

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A plural for 'you'. It's uncomfortable to hear "yous" and doesn't make much grammatical or comprehensive sense. "You all" or "you both" are alternatives but still don't feel quite as comfortable as a one word solution. 😔

— Mike (@DelicateBoulder) May 1, 2026

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Being tired and wired at the same time is 'twired'.
Being entangled and intertwined is entwangled. Not being able to do anything because the cat is on your lap is 'incapussitated'. At least in my house!

— 🕸️kim sky🕸️💟💛❤️🖤 (@K_Imrama) May 1, 2026

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