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.

Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Nachlophobia

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Dolonia

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Moledro

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Midding

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Ecstatic Shock

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Dead Reckoning

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Drisson

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Anderance

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Feresy

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Fardle-Din

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The Kinder Surprise

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Incidental Contact High

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Mornden

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Redesis

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Antiophobia

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Dolorblindness

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Falesia

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Anti-Aliasing

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Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Kairosclerosis

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Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

The Mcfly Effect

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Hiddled

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