Wytai

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Wytai

n.
a feature of modern civilization that suddenly strikes you as absurd and grotesque—from pets and milk drinking to organ transplants, life insurance, and fiction—part of a rich legacy of absurdity that dates all the way back to the moment our ancestors first hauled themselves out of the slime, but could not for the life of them remember what they got up to do.

Acronym of When You Think About It. Pronounced “wahy-tahy.”

Hemeisis

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Anti-Aliasing

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Fygophobia

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Lockheartedness

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Covalent Bond

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Wytai

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Ledsome

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Amuse-Douche

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Aftergloom

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Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Momophobia

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Anechosis

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Monachopsis

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Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Midding

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Viadne

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Malotype

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Nullness

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Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Lockheartedness

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Skidding

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Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car