Incidental Contact High

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Incidental Contact High

n.
an innocuous touch by someone just doing their job—a barber, yoga instructor, or friendly waitress—that you find more meaningful than you’d like to admit; a feeling of connection so stupefyingly simple it makes you wonder if aspiring novelists would be better off just offering people a hug.

In sports, incidental contact is a glancing touch that doesn’t rise to the level of a foul. A contact high is when you feel the effects of a drug vicariously.

The Mcfly Effect

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Hickering

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Watashiato

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Anderance

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Lilo

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Mottleheaded

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Immerensis

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Dolonia

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Lookaback

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Flashover

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Incidental Contact High

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Waldosia

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Midding

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Drisson

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Semaphorism

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Nachlophobia

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Fensiveness

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Antiophobia

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Fardle-Din

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Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

The Kinder Surprise

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Altschmerz

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Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Heartworm

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Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Fawtle

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Mcfeely

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