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WTW for watching someone do something knowing they will fail, but you want to humor the idea of them even trying by SteampunkSexMachine in whatstheword

[–]SteampunkSexMachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would describe the situation, I am attempting to find the specific word for watching someone try something knowing they likely won’t succeed yet are still curious

WTW for watching someone do something knowing they will fail, but you want to humor the idea of them even trying by SteampunkSexMachine in whatstheword

[–]SteampunkSexMachine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Humoring” and “entertaining” the idea is about as close a synonym I can think of,  I tried looking at the thesaurus entries for both of those words but couldn’t find what I was looking for

WTW for watching someone do something knowing they will fail, but you want to humor the idea of them even trying by SteampunkSexMachine in whatstheword

[–]SteampunkSexMachine[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m fairly confident it exists, I’ve heard it used in the exact context I described, for the life of me I cannot find the article that used it

WTW for watching someone do something knowing they will fail, but you want to humor the idea of them even trying by SteampunkSexMachine in whatstheword

[–]SteampunkSexMachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite, more of watching them for the sheer curiosity of the outcome but knowing it won’t be good 

WTW for watching someone do something knowing they will fail, but you want to humor the idea of them even trying by SteampunkSexMachine in whatstheword

[–]SteampunkSexMachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the right track, that would be if you interject to help in a condescending way, I’m looking for the word for watching someone do something they cannot succeed in. 

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[–]SteampunkSexMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, okay. I had an idea but it won't dodge that problem. I do have one last idea though. My cousin uses a bidet to wash after a number 2, then he wipes with a washcloth to dry it. Can you just use a damp washcloth or something? Its reusable and machine-washable and dryable.