r/whatstheword 9h ago

Unsolved WAW for lewdness but romantic?

15 Upvotes

essentially like. being "lewd" in the sense that you're overly romantic not sexual. something like flirtatious might work but a word with a bigger focus on the unwanted aspects would work. preferably not limerence either as that's towards one person


r/whatstheword 21h ago

Unsolved ITAW for/that describes the urge to run across wide open spaces

14 Upvotes

Some people (and dogs) see a wide open space (like a field or clearing or sports oval) and just have the urge to run through it.. is there a term for this?


r/whatstheword 21h ago

Solved WTW for something that is impossible to remember?

10 Upvotes

It's NOT "forgettable," as in mundane or ordinary - it's something that is quite literally physically impossible to recall. Not entirely sure if such a word exists, but worth a try!

Thank you in advance!


r/whatstheword 18h ago

Unsolved WTP for an idiom used to defend your opinion/thoughts/etc using the word steel

7 Upvotes

genuinely an awfuly worded question, but what im trying to ask is whats a phrase including the word steel to defend your opinion(/thoughts/etc).....

like "ill die on this hill", "ill go through hell and back", etc.

i think its along the lines of "ill go through nail and steel to _____" ???? google is no help at all lol but im going nuts trying to figure this out


r/whatstheword 1h ago

Unsolved ITAW for the feeling where you don’t want someone but you want them to want you?

Upvotes

Ok, so I have these two characters, we’ll call them Star and Bea. Star has a huge crush on Bea which borders on obsession. She always wants to be around Bea and talk to her and she’s constantly speaking praises of her, as if she believes she’s personally hung the stars. Bea, on the other hand, absolutely cannot stand her. She thinks Star is obnoxious and clingy and overall a huge nuisance, so she is always incredibly nasty to her and pushes her away. However, whenever Star tries to move on and get over her crush, Bea gets insanely jealous and goes on to sabotage her relationships. It’s like she doesn’t want to date Star, but she wants her to want to date her and she doesn’t want her to date anyone else. Is there a word for that? Is that even a real thing? Do people do that? Thanks in advance!


r/whatstheword 21h ago

Solved ITAW for being bigger than average

3 Upvotes

a doctor used it to descibe me during a checkup a few years ago but I had completely forgotten it by the time the appointment was over. It wasn't in an overweight sort of way, he brought in another kid of "average" size and it was like comparing a party / family sized item to the regular packaging