Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Affogatia

n.
the weird loneliness of antiquated fads and memes and one-hit wonders, which tried so hard to capture their own era that they inadvertently became embedded in it.

Italian affogato, drowned. Pronounced “ah-fuh-gat-yuh.”

Midding

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Ludiosis

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Liberosis

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Nighthawk

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Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Zielschmerz

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