Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Mimeomia

n.
the frustration of knowing how neatly you embody a certain stereotype, without even intending to; the sense of bafflement at the extent to which we all seem to hew to certain tropes, each looking pretty much how you’d expect them to look, as if we’re all trick-or-treating through society wearing one of a handful of premade costumes, because we’re tired of answering the question, “What are you supposed to be?”

Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos), imitator, actor + μῖσος (mîsos), hatred. Pronounced “mim-ee-oh-mee-uh.”

Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Anti-Aliasing

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Fygophobia

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Lockheartedness

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Covalent Bond

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Wytai

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Ledsome

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Amuse-Douche

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Aftergloom

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Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Momophobia

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Anechosis

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Monachopsis

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Chrysalism

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Aesthosis

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Falesia

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Ludiosis

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Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Monachopsis

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