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.”

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Soufrise

Cover image for the Soufrise word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Lackout

Cover image for the Lackout word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper