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Tepidence
(n.) The third reheating of a drink you have no real intention of finishing.
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Quillemency
(n.) The small mercy by which a pen you have just proven to be dead is returned to the pot rather than the bin.
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Lingerstride
(n.) The deliberately slowed walk you adopt on an otherwise empty pavement so that you never have to overtake the stranger ahead of you.
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Obligallop
(n.) The small, entirely unnecessary jog you perform when a stranger holds a door open for you from an unreasonable distance.
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Sundromble
(n.) The faint sadness of folding a clean towel that smells too good to put away.
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Quombilate
(v.) To stand in front of an open fridge, lit by its light, having forgotten what you wanted.
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Melodwell: The Art of the Car-Stereo Stall
Have you ever arrived at your destination but found yourself utterly unable to open the car door? You might be experiencing a sudden, beautiful bout of melodwell.