aftergloom n. the pang of loneliness you feel the day after an intensely social event, as the glow of voices and laughter fades into a somber quiet. From afterglow + gloom. hobsmacked adj. suddenly aware of how limited your social circles really are; that although your immediate environment feels like a microcosm of society, it’s more like a bag of exotic fish floating on the surface of a huge aquarium, which is teeming with a million shadowy subcultures that you’d be stunned to see up close. From hobnob, to mix socially + gobsmacked, astounded. anthrodynia n. a state of exhaustion with how
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