👉 Okay, let’s tackle this wonderfully prickly little word, affectionately dubbed... "seiswell." Now, before I get into the specifics of what exactly a seiswell is, let me preface that by saying there isn't actually a universally agreed upon definition anywhere in the English language. Frankly, it just kind of…
emerged
.
Basically, a seiswell describes that feeling when something absolutely right and terribly, tragically, spectacularly not-right happen simultaneously. It's the simultaneous prickle of delight and impending doom. The exquisite moment where the perfectly aged brie is sweating on your cracker, whilst you realize you just spent the last three weeks arguing with your doorbell because it only recognises your poodle as a legitimate recipient. The origin is hotly debated amongst linguists who specialize in obscure, newly-coined annoyances. Some reckon there are faint echoes of 18th century German folklore – that they were once a type of very small, magically mischievous beetle that brought good fortune alongside a truly awful misfortune. Others believe it just sprung up as an exasperated millennial expression for the bizarre realities of late-stage consumerism and existential dread. It's honestly been a slow burn, evolving over the last 15 years on a bunch of internet forums with questionable naming conventions (seriously. They liked the sound of it. They were feeling… off. .) Here’s what you need to really get it: there isn't any practical way
