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.”

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Routwash

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Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Anthrodynia

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Siso

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Allope

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Ludiosis

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Pax Latrina

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Anti-Aliasing

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Covalent Bond

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Monachopsis

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Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Eisce

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Anecdoche

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Kuebiko

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Ledsome

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Eisce

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Flichtish

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Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Siso

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Sitheless

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Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window