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		grkvlt on April 11, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Online Dating and the Death of the 'Mixed-Attracti... > torschlusspanik What an awesome word! TIL that it's German for 'gate-shut-panic', [1] or 'fear that time is running out' apparently. Literally the feeling that medieval peasants had when the castle gates were closing for an upcoming onslaught by enemies. [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Torschlusspanik

gohrt on April 11, 2016 [–]

Interesting, because the modern usage is more from the perspective of the onslaughting invaders, panicking that the gate may close before they arrive.

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