overclockedears
/ˌəʊvəˈklɒktˌɪəz/nounVerified NewThe intolerance for normal-speed speech that develops after years of accelerated playback.
Podcasts at 1x now feel like wading; meetings without playback controls feel slow-witted by comparison. Overclockedears is consumption speed leaking into expectation — the ears recalibrated, and nothing in physical life ships with a scrubber.
Etym. — *overclocked* (run faster than designed) + *ears*.
Rel. — prechewedtext
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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