Evertheless

a person floating in water

Evertheless

n.
the fear that this is ultimately as good as your life is ever going to get—that the ebb and flow of your fortunes is actually just now hitting its high-water mark, and soon enough you’ll sense the tide of life slowly begin to recede.

From ever + nevertheless. Pronounced “ev-er-thuh-les.”

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Nementia

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Zverism

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Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Fool’s Guilt

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