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For want of a better word

Airgasm

(n) A feeling of euphoric relief when you take off your face mask after leaving a shop or other enclosed space

Boop

(v) To gently, affectionately tap on the nose of a pet

Gringe

(n) A ‘grown-out fringe’ that ‘frames the face’

Porch pirate

(n) A thief who steals packages from a porch

Pseudoglot

(n) One who knows a few words in many languages and pretends to be a polyglot

Sqwander

(v) To wander aimlessly spending money unexpectedly

Vaxication

(n) The first holiday planned after being vaccinated against Covid-19

Wokefishing

(v) Pretending to share the same political and social opinions as a person that you are attracted to, in order to gain favour with them

Zooty call

(n) A ‘booty call’ conducted using a video-conferencing facility

A slower, more reflective type of journalism”
Creative Review

Jam-packed with information... a counterpoint to the speedy news feeds we've grown accustomed to”
Creative Review

A leisurely (and contrary) look backwards over the previous three months”
The Telegraph

Quality, intelligence and inspiration: the trilogy that drives the makers of Delayed Gratification”
El Mundo

Refreshing... parries the rush of 24-hour news with 'slow journalism'”
The Telegraph

A very cool magazine... It's like if Greenland Sharks made a newspaper”
Qi podcast

The UK's second-best magazine” Ian Hislop
Editor, Private Eye
Private Eye Magazine

Perhaps we could all get used to this Delayed idea...”
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme