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Pocketdrum
(n.) The brisk little drumroll you play on your own pockets in the doorway, checking for keys, phone and wallet in the same order every single time.
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Laughlend
(n.) A hearty, generous laugh given in response to a joke you did not hear, offered on credit in the hope that nobody will ask what you found funny.
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Seatecho
(n.) The lingering warmth of a seat recently vacated by a stranger, which is somehow far less welcome than a cold seat, even on the coldest day of the year.
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Sneezelimbo
(n.) The long, undignified pause with your eyes half shut, mouth open and one hand raised, waiting for a sneeze that has clearly announced itself and then changed its mind.
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Dodgewaltz
(n.) The short, unrehearsed dance performed by two strangers on a pavement who both step left, then both step right, then both apologise, then both step left again.
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Yawnrelay
(n.) The single yawn that sets off at one end of a meeting table and travels, person by person, all the way to the other end, where the dog lying under it yawns too.
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Buzzghost
(n.) The phone vibration you feel clearly and distinctly against your leg, from a phone that did not vibrate, and quite often is not in that pocket at all.
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Doorlapse
(n.) The complete wipe of purpose that happens somewhere between leaving one room and arriving in the next, leaving you standing in the kitchen with no idea why.
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Mugmigration
(noun) The slow one-way drift of mugs out of the kitchen into every other room of the house, noticed only when the cupboard is empty and the sink is not.
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Wavelorn
(adj.) Stranded in public after cheerfully returning a wave that was meant for the person behind you, with your hand still up and nowhere dignified to put it.