palimpsest

[PAL-imp-sest]

noun

An object or place whose older layers or aspects are apparent beneath its surface…

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brio

[BREE-oh]

noun

Enthusiastic vigor; vivacity; liveliness; spirit.

She wanted someone with brio: let’s see how she handles the fucksaw.

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ephemera

[ih-FEM-uh-ron]

noun

Something short-lived or of no lasting significance.

I once got a gig handing out ephemera for a small-time bondage producer at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Vegas.

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kith

[KITH]

noun

Persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group…

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pith

[pith]

noun

Heart.

I’d love if the guy who ate 25,000 big macs died of an injury to his pith during the day of his celebration.

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fantod

/ˈfæntɒd/

noun

A sudden outpouring of anger, outrage.

The idea that her husband spent more than $10,000 of their kid’s college fund on hookers and cocaine gave her the fantods.

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bilocation

[bahy-loh-KEY-shuhn]

noun

The state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time…

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