Trueholding

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Trueholding

n.
the act of trying to keep an amazing discovery to yourself, fighting the urge to shout about it from the rooftops because you’re afraid that it’ll end up being diluted and distorted, and will no longer have been created just for you.

In the Tolkien legendarium, Trahald is the true name of Sméagol (Gollum), a creature who spent centuries hiding in dark wet caves, enthralled in jealous worship of his precious enchanted ring.

Deep Gut

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Nighthawk

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Proluctance

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Candling

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Symptomania

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Sayfish

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Rubatosis

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The Giltwrights

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Addleworth

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Vicarous

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Leidenfreude

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Endzoned

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Povism

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Fool’s Guilt

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Agnosthesia

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Lyssamania

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Wellium

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Hiddled

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Chrysalism

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Hickering

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Redesis

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Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Anechosis

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