Lockheartedness

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Lockheartedness

n.
the atmosphere of camaraderie when people are stuck together in a certain place—a stalled elevator, a shelter during a storm, the sleeper car of a train—which leaves them no other option but to be present with each other, with nowhere else to go, and nobody else to be.

From locked up + fullheartedness.

Nullness

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Amuse-Douche

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Momophobia

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Anaphasia

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Adronitis

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Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Hobsmacked

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Hailbound

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Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Ledsome

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Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Proluctance

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Vaucasy

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Punt Kick

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Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Appriesse

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