Wangst

//wæŋkst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Self-indulgent anxiety. uncountable

    "And yes, on one level I accept that I was being a total dick – an ugly combo of Art Student ennui and “I'm so Goth I shit bats' pseudo-teenage wangst."

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"And yes, on one level I accept that I was being a total dick – an ugly combo of Art Student ennui and “I'm so Goth I shit bats' pseudo-teenage wangst."

Etymology

Blend of wank + angst.

Related phrases

self indulgent

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