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opalescence 

The overall feeling and essence that is produced by Opal, or an opal. Can often be a feeling of beauty as the stone is a beautiful object.
"Opalescence is around us"
opalescence by TheOpal July 30, 2005
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Oblescent 

the act of being obsessed over something to the point of annoyance
(towards cousin who is playing World of Warcraft) "Your obsession towards World of Warcraft is becoming oblescent!"
Oblescent by Jeff C. and Alex B. January 13, 2009

Opalescentia

Opalescentia: (noun) A glowing, iridescent quality that emanates from someone or something, creating an aura of beauty and mystery.
The opalescentia of the sunrise filled the sky with hues of pink and gold.
Opalescentia by Drakovi Bloodrose February 8, 2025
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
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Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread
Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020
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An armpit enthusiast — typically of the scent, appearance, and touch of hairy underarms.
That dude’s such a pitpig, I have to wear deodorant to keep him at bay.
Pitpig by wimbledon May 28, 2026
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