'phatic' in Granta 140: State of Mind | Bookmarker

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(adjective) of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information

I try and put on a real ensemble performance, all phatic fakery and apologetic grimaces to anyone who endeavours to catch my attention along the way.

—p.107 Coming Home to the Counter-Revolution (107) missing author

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