Hanker Sore

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Struggle-Conflict
Desire-Longing

Hanker Sore

adj.
finding a person so attractive it actually kinda pisses you off.

From hanker, to pine after something + canker sore, which gets worse the more you’re aware of it.

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Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Vicarous

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Bye-Over

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Soufrise

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Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil
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