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Apropism 7: AS IS [YOUR] WANT

This idiom speaks to someone who follows their desires without inhibition. Use it when you want to convey an instinctive, id-driven approach.

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July 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Apropism 6: LEFT UNREAD

This idiom represents the ultimate digital cold shoulder, when a recipient of your text message does not even open it, leaving its status as "unread".

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July 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Apropism 5: MUTE POINT

This phrase references a concept or perspective that is so irrelevant it might as well be left unsaid, that even if spoken can have no effect on the world.

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June 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Apropism 4: LOOSE [MY] MIND

Following in the footsteps of phrases like "loose the dogs of war," this phrase colorfully personifies the mind, and the idea of releasing it from rational bounds in a descent into insanity.

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June 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Apropism 3: WET [YOUR] APPETITE

This idiom hinges on the most visible sign of hunger: salivation. Use it anytime you want to evoke the tangible, physical experience of your character's craving!

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June 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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It's called a techs message because you use technology to send it.
June 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Apropism #2: REIGN IN

When a queen or prince exerts authority to curb their subjects, they reign them in. Use this idiom whenever you want to appeal to your audience's more noble instincts, and emphasize the sovereignty they have over their own actions.
June 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Apropism #1: DEEP-SEEDED

Derived from the ancient agricultural practices of plowing and sowing, the phrase "deep-seeded" is used most often to describe ideas that are firmly planted in a person's psyche, making them likely to flourish and difficult to remove, evoking the organic nature of ideas.
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM