I'm feeling pretty whelmed right now (as opposed to over- or under-).
Yes, it's a word. Archaic, yes, but a word nonetheless:
whelm
verb [trans.] archaic or poetic/literary:
"engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something): a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm."
So there.
Note: While I like this definition and all, I personally prefer to define it as what it sounds like it should mean: The feeling you get after being whapped repeatedly with something unpleasant, like a large fish. You still get the same general idea, but it's so much more expressive.
Yes, that's it.
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I came across this poem, "The Spot" by Holly Day, this afternoon. (Scroll
down to the bottom of the page; it won't let me link to the individual
poem.)
Ye...
12 years ago