Amuse-Douche

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Amuse-Douche

n.
an activity that you’ve adored since you were a kid—riding bikes, reading books, taking pictures, cooking food—whose enjoyment dissolves on contact with hardcore fanatics’ ferocious obsession with technique.

From amuse-bouche, a bite-size appetizer intended to tantalize the palate + douche. Pronounced “ah-mooz-doosh.”

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Anderance

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Covalent Bond

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Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Ledsome

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Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face