A fork of Rural Dictionary
Thanksgrieving (Thenks-greeve-ing): when you spend Thanksgiving mourning your family situation instead of being thankful.
1. I was Thanksgrieving after my weird third cousin brought politics to the Thanksgiving dinner table. 2. We spent the day Thanksgrieving after our entire extended family ditched us.
The experience of grieving on Thanksgiving Day, usually accompanied with loneliness and self-pity whilst others are grateful for life and enjoying a bountiful feast with family and friends. One tries to be thankful for their blessings, but their inner sorrow defeats all surrounding joy.
Nicole: "Happy Thanksgiving!" Jay: "Thanks, but it's hard feeling happy when I'm so alone." Nicole: "Dude, you are soooo having a Thanksgrieving. Me too!" Jay: "Let's drink a bottle of wine." Nicole: "Cheers!" Jay: "Here's to Thanksgrieving - Salud!"
The overwhelming sorrow and or distress one experiences after eating 12, 655 calories and stepped on the scale, in which indicates they have gained 7 pounds. This phenomena happens immediately the day after Thanksgiving early in the morning
“Oh my gosh, 177lbs….I feel a serious sense of Thanksgrieving right now. Better break out the treadmill, Christmas parties are right around the corner”