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Justingjusting
n. The habit of telling yourself that just one tweak could solve all of your problems--if only you had the right haircut, if only you found the right group of friends, if only you made a little more money, if only he noticed you, if only she loved you back, if only you could find the time, if only you were confident--which leaves you feeling perpetually on the cusp of a better life, hanging around the top of the slide waiting for one little push.
Etymology
From just, only, simply, merely + jousting, a sport won by positioning the tip of your lance at just the right spot, at just the right second. Pronounced “juhst-ing.”
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