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weltschmerz

a distinctive angst that swept through fin de siècle Germany, becoming especially fashionable among elites who called it Weltschmerz, literally a “worldpain.

—p.205 On Afropessimism (198) by Jesse McCarthy
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louche

the studiously louche energy of the Silver Lake creative class with their elaborate artisanal take on everything that should only cost $3

i always think it means relaxed?

—p.63 On Boba (62) missing author
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etiology

scholars Jenny Chan and Pun Ngai focus on disappointment and despair, rather than absolute immiseration, as etiologies

—p.540 5.2 You Better Try to Make Me Rich (536) by Malcolm Harris
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pecuniary

who had substantial pecuniary motivation

—p.139 2.3 Hooverville (133) by Malcolm Harris
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autochthonous

his virulent prejudice must have been unusual or autochthonous. On the contrary: Racism was the foundation for California’s prosperity.

—p.114 2.2 Bionomics (101) by Malcolm Harris
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