Lexicographer, etymologist, and star of British game show "Countdown," Susie Dent, posted an incredibly appropriate "word of the day" on her social media following yesterday's election:
𝘮𝘪𝘥 17𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺: 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵- "𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯". 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦.
@thewebrecluse I don't know if I can even feel that any more, past all the scar tissue on my spirit.