wangst
/wæŋkst/
wangst noun: self-indulgent anxiety.
Noun
wangst (uncountable)
- Self-indulgent anxiety.
- 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.2009, Tim Clare, We Can't All be Astronauts, →ISBN, page 89
- Like some kind of Tim Burtonesque fever dream with a touch more wangst and a smidge less whimsy, Smoke & Mirrors is rollicking, intimate circus-cabaret that will charm your long stripy stockings right off and leave you gagging for more.2011 January 11, Jack Teiwes, “Smoke & Mirrors | Sydney Festival 2011”, in Australian Stage Online
Examples of wangst in a sentence
- I drew back from the brink of the impending wangst storm, though, because I know very well that neither Kaoren nor Tsur Selkie are stupid, and Kaoren faking a romance with me would be idiocy.2011, Andrea K Höst, Lab Rat One:
- My ULife is all parental wangst and yours is all WHEEE DRUNKEN FUMBLING.2013, Susie Day, Big Woo! My Not-So-Secret Teenage Blog, →ISBN:
Origin of wangst
Blend of wank + angst.
Words formed from wangst
Words that rhyme with wangst
Questions about wangst
- What does wangst mean?
- Wangst means self-indulgent anxiety.
- How do you use wangst in a sentence?
- I drew back from the brink of the impending wangst storm, though, because I know very well that neither Kaoren nor Tsur Selkie are stupid, and Kaoren faking a romance with me would be idiocy.
- What part of speech is wangst?
- Wangst is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wangst?
- Wangst is pronounced /wæŋkst/.
Words near wangst in the dictionary
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