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[–] beanson@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe whelmed is just the regular state of being: when expectations are lived up to, but not exceeded?

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fun fact, “whelm” actually means the same thing as “overwhelmed,” they both mean to be covered over (as in by the sea.)

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

And I just learned that "underwhelm" first appeared in the 1950s? https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/underwhelm

Gosh I love etymology <3