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Kafkaesque

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A literary/cultural term referenced as an example of vocabulary men might pretend to understand rather than admit ignorance about

Mentions (3)
"Before he left the bathroom, he recommended various A24 films. He described them all as 'Kafkaesque' and said that I probably wouldn't understand them."
My Virgil story · u/Donkeyrider4427 · ↑239 · 2021-06-10
"If there's a word, joke, reference, idea etc. that comes up in conversation with a guy, odds are he'll be like "haha yeah..." and go quiet/change topic, while women will generally be like, "Wtf does Kafkaesque mean?" for example (not that I know what that means either)"
One thing women do better than men · u/DJJonezyYT · ↑173 · 2024-02-02
"Or, god forbid, it's been run by some faceless management company who's standard operating procedure is to put you through a kafkaesque nightmare of phone calls and paperwork to get your sink fixed. Renting sucks."
Passive income and becoming a landlord · u/ifeelsofaraway · ↑94 · 2023-09-14
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