Columnist coins new terms like 'puregatory' and 'lifehoarding' to capture anxious times

Emma Beddington argues that rapidly changing times call for new vocabulary, proposing coinages such as 'puregatory' and 'lifehoarding' to describe contemporary anxieties.

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2026-11-02 11:00 · The Guardian AI
From puregatory to lifehoarding – how best to describe our strange, anxious times? | Emma Beddington

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