noun, (used with a singular or plural verb) Meteorology. 1. streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio). Origin of virga. 1935-1940.
Homicidal ideation. Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague ideas of revenge to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself. Many people who have homicidal ideation do not commit homicide.
Everyday insanity: Psychosis and the mundane. Psychosis is usually considered as the least mundane of mental states. Occasionally however, the mundane and the psychotic collide, producing uncanny and jarring contrasts that highlight the unreality of everyday life. Delusions and hallucinations, by definition, are atypical to the humdrum of everyday mental life.