uncomfies

Don't think many here are, it's just been plastered everywhere. Interesting, though, that it's "great" for him to be fired for expressing his opinion, but when anyone feels the slightest bit of uncomfies for expressing an opinion from the opposite side of the spectrum it's a Bad Thing and Scary and Dangerous.

2003 July 9, Ceesco, “Michael Savage Fired!”, in alt.politics.liberalism (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

“[…] I saw the way you were looking at Ian. What’s up with that?” / She blinked. “What? Y—you heard what he said to me. And for the record, I was not looking at him. He was looking at me.” / “Well, whoever was looking at who definitely gave me the uncomfies.”

2024 July 2, Jennifer Shirk, chapter 7, in Resorting to Romance, Shrewsbury, Pa.: Amara, →ISBN

“This isn’t some second-rate detective drivel—” / “Crime fiction!” Uncle Geoffrey snips, his face suddenly red as his feet shift over the stony ground. “And at least I can write something longer than clickbait nonsense.” / “Dad!” Rhodes gasps. / Ella crosses her arms, a smirk on her face. “You don’t even know what I write, do you?” / I cringe on my uncle’s behalf. Watching a full-grown adult have a jealous fit over a child outperforming them is giving me a serious case of the uncomfies.

2025 May 27, Jo Schulte, chapter 10, in The Whisperwood Legacy, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN

>Does everyone's Mum think allowing pets to sleep on the bed is a BAD >THING? No, why? I'm usually there before mom comes, just to be sure she does. If that idiot male hoomin just kept his feet away from me by night... But he's so tall, I guess I must accept some uncomfies in this life, but maybe in the next...

1995 October 10, Antti Matikka [Nicky], “MEOWS to Chester, Milo, Finn & Everycat”, in rec.pets.cats (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

It seems that we’re just too busy to engage in meaningful ways because our affection and focus are being pulled in so many different directions. But here’s the thing: If we want to engage authentically with our relationships, we have to be able to push past the initial hurdle of pleasantries and distractions to get to the core of what’s really happening. We have to face the uglies and scaries and uncomfies.

2025 July 22, Melissa Zaldivar, Get Over Here: A Single’s Guide to Building Meaningful Community, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN