Fardle-Din

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Fardle-Din

n.
a long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through your issues like a forest fire, which clears out your dry and hollow grievances and reminds you that your roots run deeper than you think.

Middle English fardel, burden or bundle + din, a loud cacophonous noise. Pronounced “fahr-dl- din.”

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