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A friend who completely drops off the grid, ignores texts, and is never seen out "alive" at social events, only to suddenly reappear or "resurrect" when they need a favour, or when everyone else is completely exhausted
Dave is completely morturnal. He ignored our group chat for six months, but suddenly showed up at my house at 2:00 AM because he needed a lift home.
Morturnal by Jackonfire September 23, 2026
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An adjective used to describe wildlife that is rarely seen alive by humans, but is frequently encountered or observed after death (for example, as roadkill on highways or as prey left behind by pets).
Hedgehogs and badgers have sadly become entirely morturnal creatures to the average commuter; we know they live in the nearby woods, but we only ever see them on the side of the road.
Morturnal by Jackonfire September 23, 2026
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Compulsively masturbating in the bathroom at work.
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mockturnal 

The act of staying up all night (usually drug induced) and telling others that you were sleeping.
"Bart said he slept last night, but I think he was mockturnal."
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Mockturnal 

When you say you’re going to stay up at night and then fall asleep
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