Endzoned

Endzoned

n.
the hollow feeling of having gotten exactly what you thought you wanted, only to learn that it didn’t make you happy.

In sports, the endzone is the final goal, the end of the line—but at a certain point you have to drop the ball.

Punt Kick

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Povism

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Ioia

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Addleworth

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Loss Of Backing

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1202

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The Standard Blues

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Maugry

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Elsing

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Keep

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Symptomania

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Flichtish

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Hiddled

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Mcfeely

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Altschmerz

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Deep Gut

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Candling

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Apolytus

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Scabulous

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Fitching

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Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Nighthawk

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Mottleheaded

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Hailbound

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Lookaback

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Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above