Maybe whelmed is just the regular state of being: when expectations are lived up to, but not exceeded?
That’s such a whelming answer.
I aim to whelm.
I too feel whelmed
Fun fact, “whelm” actually means the same thing as “overwhelmed,” they both mean to be covered over (as in by the sea.)
And I just learned that “underwhelm” first appeared in the 1950s? https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/underwhelm
Gosh I love etymology <3
This is whelming.
I am, also, whelmed.
Because that state of affairs is so whelming as to not be worth mentioning.
I feel perfectly whelmed when I’m gruntled.
This feels like a Mitch Hedberg joke. You can easily read it in his voice.
gotta love the teen titans.
Young Justice? Or was it also a thing in TT?
yeah. I was mixing it up but it was robin in any case…i think. it has been some years.
You’re correct, it’s Young Justice, the TV show, 1st and 2nd season.
Because it’s default. It’s like telling people you’re right handed.
It’s more like telling people you’re handed
When everything’s going just right, it’s literally unremarkable, so we don’t have a word for that.
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haha wordplay is funny
The operative root word here is
re·mark /rəˈmärk/ verb
say something as a comment; mention.
““Tom’s looking tired,” she remarked”
synonyms: comment, say, observe, mention, reflect, state, declare, announce,
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If someone isn’t overwhelmed or underwhelmed, they’re whelmed by default.
