Skidding

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Skidding

v.
the practice of making offhand comments that sound sarcastic but are actually sincere and deeply felt.

From skidding, going farther than intended out of inertia + kidding, joking around.

Hickering

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Anderance

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Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Bareleveling

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark