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/Sounds like "gahs" (as in "garden") + "LEEGHT" (as in "lead")/
To manipulate someone into doubting their own reality, memory, or perception. A psychology anglicism that went mainstream on social media.
“He's gaslighting me, he says he never said that when I heard it.”
“It's pure gaslighting, they make you think you're the problem.”
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/Sounds like "gahs" (as in "garden") + "LEEGHT" (as in "lead")/
To manipulate someone into doubting their own reality, memory, or perception. A psychology anglicism that went mainstream on social media.
“He's gaslighting me, he says he never said that when I heard it.”
“It's pure gaslighting, they make you think you're the problem.”
Ayala vida
A Panamanian exclamation that mixes surprise, lament, and resignation, equivalent to "oh life" contracted into fast speech. It comes out when something goes wrong, when you get heavy news, or when the situation overwhelms you. It can be dramatic ("ayala vida, the dog died") or light ("ayala vida, it's so hot today"). It's very Panamanian: the classic philosophical sigh in the face of daily absurdity.