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[–] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's an unpaired word. The same reason why we never describe someone as "hinged".

[–] nul@programming.dev 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You would if you'd seen my cabinet impression.

[–] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Finally a fresh take on political humor

[–] Old_Fat_White_Guy@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The concept of CHALANCE exists but you cannot nonchalantly introduce it into a conversation.

[–] FlaminGoku@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the new word, it's a good one

[–] Old_Fat_White_Guy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Not really new..... I think it was part of an old George Carlin bit.

[–] Pilgrim@beehaw.org 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Imagine how deranged someone would sound calming saying "I'm very whelmed by this"

[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I actually know someone who says this, or at least they used to.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago

I've said "this is very.... Whelming" as a sort of insult that it's particularly middle of the road.

Almost always just for a bit of a personal chuckle since it sounds funny to me.

See also: "this is certainly one of the movies of all time"

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can in Europe

Source: am currently whelmed in Europe.

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah this post must come from uncultured (but likely very popular) teenage girls, probably sophomores.

Source: I am, as well, currently whelmed in Europe.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Judging from my memory of the documentary evidence, those teenage girls might have been quite Mean to boot!

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Found Robin's restaurant

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 5 points 10 months ago

I want more of young justice. I'm most sad it's over.

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

Came here to make a Young Justice reference. I'm whelmed that you beat me to it.

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 10 months ago

I sometimes am. I just don't feel like talking about it.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I was intrigued by this so I had a look in the good ol' dictionary, and whelmed is a word... Although it's meaning is closer to overwhelmed than it is to, say, nonplussed as you might assume. The "over" has been added for emphasis rather than to change the meaning, and I assume underwhelmed came later.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

This information has left me plussed

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

One might say that I am currently whelmed. We generally don't have much to complain about when everything is fine.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The world is never right