outragelull
/ˈaʊtreɪdʒˌlʌl/nounVerified NewThe pause between public scandals in which the news feels oddly empty and people notice they are almost bored.
The cycle alternates fury and calm, and in the lull smaller stories inflate to fill the silence. People describe feeling both relieved and suspicious of the relief.
Etym. — outrage + lull — the trough between the waves, named so it can be noticed.
Rel. — scandalnesia
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