Quizzicus Interruptus. The feeling of impotence and life-passing-you-by when you could have written the answer down, or guessed it, but didn’t. Produced in equal measure by Chimps and Good Questions (and by culture vulture questions about the Aka tribes of Arunachal Pradesh). Implies a 'close but no cigar' situation- 'so close yet so far'. The Akkan in AJM has a literal meaning of sister, but the figurative meaning is one of angst and agony
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