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.”

Indosentia

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The Wends

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Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Achenia

a close-up of a bottle with an organic object inside

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Lackout

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Zielschmerz

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Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background