Dorgone

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Dorgone

adj.
wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation without anyone noticing your absence.

Old Norse dár, benumbed + forgone, to have already left or abstained. Pronounced “dohr-gon.”

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a person standing in a garden holding a clock

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a close-up of a young child's face

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a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

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a person's arm extended over river rapids

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Ghough

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