Wellium

Wellium

n.
an excuse you come up with to rationalize a disappointing outcome— telling yourself you weren’t in the mood for that sold-out show anyway, that your safety school is actually a better fit, that your dream job might have been a bit too stressful.

From the phrase “Well, I... um...,” which typically precedes such an excuse. Pronounced “wel-ee- uhm.”

Sayfish

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Candling

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Fitching

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Heartspur

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Desanté

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Maugry

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Povism

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Loss Of Backing

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Solysium

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Insoucism

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Agnosthesia

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Bareleveling

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Keep

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Rubatosis

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Flichtish

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Vaucasy

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The Giltwrights

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Lyssamania

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Scabulous

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Solysium

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Evertheless

a person floating in water

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Moledro

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Merrenness

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Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Nementia

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