Angosis

a table full of food

Angosis

n.
the malaise that results from having unlimited access to something, which only seems to drain away its value—a cheat code that ruins the game, a camera that holds a million random snapshots, or having so much free time that all your goals dissolve in it.

Maori ango, open + Latin angō, I cause pain or distress. Pronounced “ang-goh-sis.”

La Cuna

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Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Mahpiohanzia

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Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Occhiolism

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Vulture Shock

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