Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Galagog

n.
the state of being simultaneously entranced and unsettled by the vastness of the cosmos, which makes your deepest concerns feel laughably quaint, yet vanishingly rare.

From galaxy, a gravitationally bound system of millions of stars + agog, awestruck. Pronounced “gal-uh-gawg.”

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Immerensis

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Merrenness

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