Jingthing Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) For example, you try a new dish at a restaurant. You enjoyed experiencing it but know right away you would never want to repeat it. Similar to a new place you visited. A new sex partner. A new person you met and talked to. Really pretty much any new experience in life. The commonality here is a new, ONE TIME thing that you enjoyed, but realized you never want to do it again, right after or during the experience. Really the opposite of something new that you hated which presumably you wouldn't want to do either. I'm not aware of a word (or phrase) for that. For such sex experiences, the phrase is NOT one night stand. There are one night stands that meet the definition of enjoying but not wishing to ever repeat, but only a subset of them. I assume what I'm describing is a common enough human experience. Edited February 12, 2018 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Catton Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Unique? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Smiles Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dexlowe Posted February 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2018 Is this a game to while away the hours? Or do you have a genuine reason for asking? If the latter, please enlighten us as this request requires context to maintain the interest. (There is no word that I'm aware of. I'd consult my Scrabble dictionary, but the police might arrest me on some 1935 gaming law.) 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justfine Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Not anymore Over it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dexlowe said: Is this a game to while away the hours? Or do you have a genuine reason for asking? If the latter, please enlighten us as this request requires context to maintain the interest. (There is no word that I'm aware of. I'd consult my Scrabble dictionary, but the police might arrest me on some 1935 gaming law.) I also don' think there is a word for this in English or even really a commonly used phrase. Genuine reason? Curiosity, dude. It's a feeling I have sometimes and I assume many others do too. English is such a rich language and I find it odd that a word has never evolved to describe that feeling. Edited February 13, 2018 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 54 minutes ago, Justfine said: Not anymore Over it Neither touch on the key part of the definition that it was a one time thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Here's a related type thing that I also don't know a word for. You have a wonderful new experience, let's say a dish at a restaurant, and you feel at the time, want to definitely try that again, maybe even crave it. Go back and it's just not as delicious. Either the dish is different or you are. Probably you. Doesn't always happen but common enough. Relating this to first time sexual experiences -- it is well documented by science that first time partner sexual experiences are perceived biologically differently than repeats. Maybe related to how some people are "addicted" to novelty in different aspects of their lives. Edited February 13, 2018 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Catton Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 one-off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Just now, Paul Catton said: one-off ? I associate that usually with experiences you did NOT really enjoy. Also tourist traps. Rip offs, etc. Doesn't fit the criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 One night stand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: One night stand... Nope. Many different personal responses to one night stands. For example ... Hated it, never again Loved it, want more, the other person does or doesn't Enjoyed it but only want the one time with that person (only that type would fit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Ok JT, tough one but there was one experience that I had in college that might fit your definition and in one word: cocaine. Incredible euphoria for about 30 minutes, followed by high anxiety and sleeplessness. I knew I didn't want to do it again because it seemed to be something that one could easily get addicted to. Besides, as a poor college kid, I had better things to spend my limited income on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 nonaddictive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Antimonomaniacal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 50 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Nope. Many different personal responses to one night stands. For example ... Hated it, never again Loved it, want more, the other person does or doesn't Enjoyed it but only want the one time with that person (only that type would fit) It was my response... So it stands :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: It was my response... So it stands :) It stands as not fitting the criteria. Don't worry. I don't think such a word exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, VocalNeal said: nonaddictive One can argue that sex and certain foods are addictive, yet, both are part of the conversation. Anyways, carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mamypoko Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) culinary crescendo (just noticed your question was not limited to food - let me chew on it some more) Edited February 14, 2018 by mamypoko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamypoko Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) I'm racking my brain here. Not too difficult coming up with terms for a final negative experience, such as: That xyz experience was a real: an Alamo a Masada a Col. Custer...etc. This is weak, but perhaps: xyz experience was a real blue moon. As in 'once in a blue moon'. Or 'gone but not forgotten'. 'A once in a lifetime'? Edited February 14, 2018 by mamypoko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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klauskunkel Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 it was fun while it lasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/13/2018 at 7:07 AM, Jingthing said: I find it odd that a word has never evolved to describe that feeling. Many thoughts, concepts, feelings can't be adequately described in one word. Sometimes it takes a multi-word expression. Depending on the context, maybe: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theusedversion Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Go to r/AskReddit and ask them. They would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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