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Words gaining the most votes in the last 7 days.
| Word | Gloss | ✓ | ✗ | Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | availability creep — The gradual expansion of the hours in which a person is expected to respond. | The gradual expansion of the hours in which a person is expected to respond. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 2 | titleflation — The inflation of job titles to substitute for pay, progression, or security. | The inflation of job titles to substitute for pay, progression, or security. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 3 | whisperlist — A private roster of accounts one quietly mutes or demotes, maintained to manage a feed without confrontation. | A private roster of accounts one quietly mutes or demotes, maintained to manage a feed without confrontation. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 4 | climatesplaining — Unsolicited, condescending explanation of climate facts to someone already living their consequences. | Unsolicited, condescending explanation of climate facts to someone already living their consequences. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 5 | careloophole — A structural gap through which an institution converts its care obligations into individual burdens. | A structural gap through which an institution converts its care obligations into individual burdens. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 6 | synthstalgia — Nostalgia for a past that never existed, manufactured by synthetic media. | Nostalgia for a past that never existed, manufactured by synthetic media. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 7 | humanpremium — The rising value ascribed to human-made work as machine-generated content floods its category. | The rising value ascribed to human-made work as machine-generated content floods its category. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 8 | cynicism dividend — The political or commercial gain reaped by actors who cultivate the belief that nothing works. | The political or commercial gain reaped by actors who cultivate the belief that nothing works. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 9 | diagnosis creep — The gradual widening of a diagnostic category until it absorbs ordinary, overwhelming experiences. | The gradual widening of a diagnostic category until it absorbs ordinary, overwhelming experiences. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |
| 10 | symptomscrolling — Compulsive searching of one's own symptoms online, intensified by feeds that learn the fear and feed it back. | Compulsive searching of one's own symptoms online, intensified by feeds that learn the fear and feed it back. | 0 | 0 | 2026-11-01 |