kar-ne-val-sprinz-en-shvise
A denial too preposterous to be believed
PARTY-prince-sweat
bilt-shmeer-in-fek-tsyohn
hating on social media those whom you otherwise adore
computer-screen-smear infection
foy-er-pow-zen-vee-gen-leet
The interval between gun massacres that permits normalcy to creep back
cease-fire lullaby
tin-ten-blint-hite
Yearning for the days when you used to read books
ink blindness
var-hites-shpritz-er
The arrogant rejection of medical fact
truth inoculation
mar-ree-kon-dough-lentz
The futility of gift-giving in an age of excess
Marie (Kondo) Condolence
shlar-flows-tas-ter
The midnight urge to watch just one more episode
insomnia button
vesh-er-kla-mer-varl
holding your nose as you cast your vote
clothesPIN election
Ben Schott is the author of Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition
