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Let’s play word association…

Pick which “bold, beautiful” image ties to the word (and definition below): Leptosome: A person with a slender, thin, or frail body. Tarantism: A disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to...

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High Self-Confidence Is a Curse? Yep…

Yes, the old saw is at it again.  New research is turning over on its back yet more conventional wisdom.  Many of my emotional shortcomings (short fuse/anger), phobias, indulgences (salt) are proving...

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That’s me. And me. And me. And me.

But NOT Biblioclast (Sacrilegious!), Biblioklept/Bibliolestes (Blasphemous!), Bibliopole (Rarely and with anxiety), Biblioriptos (No!  Set them down gently, carefully, cautiously). Source: Thank you...

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Are you illogimote?

The Emotionary is a blog established for the creation of “words that don’t exist for feelings that do.”  The Emotolution began on May 15, 2013.  The Emotionary can be found on Tumblr and on Twitter.

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WW*: Experiencing Grock This Morning

WW*= Wacky Wednesday. Source: theemotionary.  Grody definition: “repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.“ Related Posts: Are you illogimote?

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Yep. About right.

Source: Thank you Jody Hedlund

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Sophrosyne

Source: Endless Possibilities

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l’esprit de l’escalier

Source: Wordstuck via Madam Scherzo

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Sunday Morning: Sonder

sonder - n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. Source: Pulpinsidefiction Related Posts:  Sonder…

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wabi-sabi

  Source: Wordstuck

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saudade

Related Posts: wabi-sabi l’esprit de l’escalier Source: wordstuck

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duende

  Related Posts: saudade wabi-sabi l’esprit de l’escalier Source: wordstuck

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Pluviophile

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Repeat after me: “Babí léto”

  Related Posts: duende; saudade; wabi-sabi; l’esprit de l’escalier Source: wordstuck

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Repeat after me: “Plimpplampplettere”

Related Posts: duende; saudade; wabi-sabi; l’esprit de l’escalier; Repeat after me: “Babí léto” Source: wordstuck

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Repeat after me: “Hanibaram”

Related Posts: duende; saudade; wabi-sabi; l’esprit de l’escalier; Repeat after me: “Babí léto”; “Repeat after me: “Plimpplampplettere” Source: wordstuck.

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DK Profiler Diagnosis: Malady of Malapropos

mal·ap·ro·pos [mal-ap-ruh-poh]  1) adjective: inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark. 2) adverb: inappropriately; inopportunely. Origin:  1660–70;  < French mal à...

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Repeat after me: “Nakama”

Source: Wordstruck

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SMWI*: Hüftgold

SMWI* = Saturday morning workout inspiration. Word Source: Word-stuck.  Image Source: WebMD

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Repeat after me: “Mélomanie”

Source: Wordstruck

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