Minification (n.)

The sudden and unexpected realisation that you're actually smaller than you had previously thought.

This kind of shrinkage—the verb equivalent of which is ‘minify’—can occur as a result of the ageing process, poor eyesight and/or general forgetfulness. Although it is a disturbing feeling, it soon passes, and is not nearly as bad as forgetting who you are altogether, which is just careless.

[Based on an idea by Heike Wischmann.]

Posted on Friday - April 29, 2005 at 06:18 PM

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Minification (n.)

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