Querinous

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Querinous

adj.
longing for a sense of certainty in a relationship; wishing there were some way to know ahead of time whether this is the person you’re going to wake up next to for twenty thousand mornings in a row, instead of having to count them out one by one, quietly hoping your streak continues.

Mandarin 确 认 (quèrèn), confirmation. Twenty thousand days is roughly fifty-five years. Pronounced “kweh-ruh-nuhs.”

Hailbound

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The Wends

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Momophobia

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Fygophobia

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Scabulous

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Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away