Bye-Over

Bye-Over

n.
the sheepish casual vibe between two people who’ve shared an emotional farewell but then unexpectedly have a little extra time together, wordlessly agreeing to pretend that they’ve already moved on.

From good-bye + do-over.

Skidding

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Hanker Sore

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Anderance

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Los Vidados

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Flashover

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Moledro

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Querinous

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Mornden

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Rivener

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Hickering

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Lookaback

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Feresy

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Watashiato

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Dorgone

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Foilsick

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Midding

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The Kinder Surprise

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Semaphorism

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Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk

Burn Upon Reentry

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Kinchy

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Ludiosis

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Altschmerz

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Insoucism

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Monachopsis

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Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Licotic

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