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yearn

Beginner 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

To desire something so intensely that you become a Victorian protagonist staring wistfully out of windows. It's the difference between wanting pizza and composing poetry about the pizza you cannot have. Made famous by a Seinfeld episode, proving that even sitcom characters understand the dramatic weight of longing.

Example Usage

I don't just want those concert tickets—I yearn for them with every fiber of my being.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yearn&defid=4282940)

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