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.”

Ludiosis

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Siso

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Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Fygophobia

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Anthrodynia

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Anechosis

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Routwash

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Hemeisis

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Anaphasia

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Kenaway

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Pax Latrina

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Ledsome

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Holiette

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Tillid

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Sayfish

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Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Aftergloom

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Momophobia

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Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Agnosthesia

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