emotional backfat

Awkward, unattractive, or unhealthy emotional or mental traits mostly invisible to the person possessing them but evident from to others is in their vicinity from certain angles. Neither necessarily unattractive nor inherently desirable.

“Sure, I’ve got some emotional backfat; it gives me an extra layer of protection against the icy chill of your critiques.”

Emotional Support Baseball

Baseball games that people turn on when something stressful or bad is happening. Divorce? Funeral? Just feeling sad? Baseball is waiting for you.

Barney was dealing with a breakup, so he turned on emotional support Baseball to help him cope.