Burn Upon Reentry

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Burn Upon Reentry

n.
the bitter disappointment upon finding no new messages after spending hours out of contact, as if the world had barely even noticed you had left.

From the tendency of spacefaring objects to heat up upon reentering the atmosphere.

Nullness

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Amuse-Douche

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Momophobia

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Anaphasia

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Adronitis

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Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Hobsmacked

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Hailbound

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Wellium

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Lockheartedness

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Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Fygophobia

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Zverism

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Bye-Over

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Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Craxis

a tall house of cards