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Fensiveness
CHAPTER:
Montage of Attractions
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CONCEPT:
Sans Concept
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Tags:
Sadness-Displeasure
Connection-Relation
Fensiveness
n.
a knee-jerk territorial reaction when a friend displays a casual interest in one of your obsessions.
Mandarin 粉絲 (
fěnsī
), fan, admirer + defensiveness. Pronounced “
fen
-siv-nis.”
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