How many times has this happened to you? You spent your whole life working 80 houea a week and spending only enough to eat and to have shelter. Then on impulse you bought a Vermeer at Sotheby’s auction. You spent every last dollar you had. How will you? Where will you live? In retrospect, buying a painting by that Dutch master was rash. You’d give anything to undo that last bid. You are suffering from buyer’s remorse.
But not all purchases bring about such regret. Perhaps you bought a box of doughnuts when you’re trying to eat healthier. You rue this decision, but only a bit. I mean, it’s only a small outlay and doughnuts are tasty. You are suffering from a mild form of buyer’s remorse.
We need a word for this emotion.
This word comes from the portmanteau of: mild, buyer’s, and remorse. Ta da!
TODAY’S AWESOME WORD
Mibiro
Awesome entry #56
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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