Chilt
- Gloss
- To tilt a chair back so far that one is about to fall, thinks they are going to fall, but doesn’t; the moment of confidence in the lean, followed by primal fear, flailing arms, and often embarrassment.
- Usage
- Dude stop chilting, you’re gonna fall.
- Reference
- nytimes.com
Sanskrit equivalent
पतनाभासः
- Synonyms
- आसन्दतिर्यङ् भावः/परित्यक्तबालः
- Context
- Unknown