Soufrise

Soufrise

n.
the maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, which quivers in tension halfway between platonic and romantic—maybe, but no, but maybe—leaving you guessing what’s going on inside their chest, forced to assume that at any given moment their attraction is both alive and dead at the same time.

French sourire, smile + frisson, a shiver of chill or excitement. Pronounced “soo-freez.”

Sitheless

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Ochisia

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Etherness

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Attriage

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Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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The Mcfly Effect

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Bye-Over

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Waldosia

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Amoransia

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Ecstatic Shock

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Nachlophobia

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Fardle-Din

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Lilo

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Heartworm

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Thrapt

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Hubilance

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Dolorblindness

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Holiette

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The Meantime

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Adomania

a person riding a horse

Anderance

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Anthrodynia

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Kinchy

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Ironsick

a group of random devices

Anechosis

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1202

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