wangsty

W4A1N1G2S1T1Y4

adjective

Prone to wangst; anxious in a self-indulgent way.

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Meanings

adjectivewangsty (comparative more wangsty, superlative most wangsty)

comparative more wangsty · superlative most wangsty

  1. Prone to wangst; anxious in a self-indulgent way.

    "Oh, God, Silvertail, don't go all wangsty on us!"

    2017 December 5, Ryk E.Spoor, Princess Holy Aura, Baen Books, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    “I don't read poetry, it's written by sixteen year old wangsty girls, who've never had a boyfriend, or pretentious idiots.”

    2005 06, A.J. Venter, Batteries Not Included, Lulu.com, →ISBN

    "Ember, wait. Wait, damn it. Quit being so damn wangsty!”

    2022 February 22, J.T. Ellison, The Immortals, MIRA, →ISBN

Origin

From wangst + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

wangsty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wangsty

MLA

“wangsty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wangsty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wangsty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wangsty.

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