Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Poggled

adj.
shocked upon looking twice at something you see every day and catching an obvious detail you’d never noticed before—an old scar on your loved one’s knee, a wall in your house that’s apparently always been purple, or a prominent building that seemed to appear in your neighborhood overnight—which makes you wonder how much else of your world you might be missing, when you’re just barely there yourself.

Macedonian поглед (pogled), a glimpse. Pronounced “pog-uhld.”

Fygophobia

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Pâro

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Holiette

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Wytai

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Kenaway

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Anechosis

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Lockheartedness

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk

Kinchy

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Catoptric Tristesse

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Aftergloom

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Tillid

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Xeno

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Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

The Wends

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Attriage

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Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Nementia

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Viadne

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Catoptric Tristesse

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Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road