Chrysalism

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Chrysalism

n.
the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

Latin chrysalis, the pupa of a butterfly. Pronounced “kris-uh-liz-uhm.”

Volander

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Elsewise

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Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

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Ameneurosis

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Ringlorn

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Kairosclerosis

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Scabulous

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Zielschmerz

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Jouska

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Ne’er-Be-Gone

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Occhiolism

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Rückkehrunruhe

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The Kick Drop

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Vulture Shock

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Wildred

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Fitzcarraldo

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Chrysalism

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The Standard Blues

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Fitzcarraldo

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Aimonomia

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Fawtle

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Aubadoir

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Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Ringlorn

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Altschmerz

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Occhiolism

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