Emodox

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Emodox

n.
someone whose mood is perpetually out of sync with everyone else around them, prone to feelings of naptime panic, heart-to-heart snark, or dance club pensiveness.

From emotional + dox, not conforming to expected norms. Pronounced “ee-moh-doks.”

Watashiato

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Suente

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Idlewild

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