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.”

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Pâro

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Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Monachopsis

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stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Ludiosis

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