Neologisms for "Finally Not Being Last in Line"
Is there a name for the psychological cozy feeling when you’re finally not the last person in a long line?
— Choire Sicha (@Choire) June 22, 2012
In the interminable Stumptown morning line that spills into the lobby of the Ace Hotel every day (LOL, I know, but it’s the only place for good coffee drinks by our office), I was last in line for a while and then this friendly fox sidled up behind me and was like “Aren’t you thrilled that you’re not the last last in line anymore?” I was! There ought to be a word for that, we agreed. Part of it is obviously related to the sunk cost fallacy — like, “this invested time that is stupid now has meaning because it has meaning to others!” — but there’s something more. Here are your terribly excellent suggestions.
the Human Centipede Syndrome
— Adrian Chen (@AdrianChen) June 22, 2012
resqueued
— Don Willmott (@Donwillmott) June 22, 2012
“satisqueueity”
— adam shuck (@liketheverb) June 22, 2012
Cuephoria?
— Alex Ward (@Whistle_Jacket) June 22, 2012
bookended?
— Jen Doll (@thisisjendoll) June 22, 2012
Smug claustrophobia?
— Marcail M W (@MarcailM) June 22, 2012
Superiority.
— Elon Green (@elongreen) June 22, 2012
Let’s make one up! English here, looove queuing. Suggest “eukathysterisis”, means “the quality of a jolly good wait” ish. Greeks?
— Rob Beschizza (@Beschizza) June 22, 2012
GESUNDHEIT!
On a Greek tip, what about ‘ataraxia’? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataraxia
— Kabarett Spielraum (@spielraum) June 22, 2012
Gemütlichqueued!
— Arika Okrent (@arikaokrent) June 22, 2012
Bless you as well!
And….
OCDMV
— Jason Gay (@jasonWSJ) June 22, 2012