1. A satisfactory portmanteau of "awkward" and "adorable." "Adawkwable is...awkward.
2. A word for happiness at the good fortune of others. We have the opposite in Schadenfreude (thanks Germans!), but nothing for this??
3. A word for the general "you." So you don't think I'm talking about you (which right now I am) when I'm really talking about everyone. French has "on." English is lacking.
4. This one has a definition, but one I just made up last week. It's not TV Tropes official, and I just kinda want to ramble about it for a bit, plus that site has not been entirely kind to me when I throw up my "controversial" ideas.
Informed Villainy - similar to Hollywood Homely where canon or Word of God insists that a character is evil, while simultaneously presenting evidence that shows their villainy is not entirely or not at all their fault. This could be due to villainy by design, a corrupting factor, mind control, or various combinations of the same. This is not to say their bad behavior is okay. You (see 3) can feel sorrow or empathy for a character, but not condone their actions. Someone PLEASE think of the daleks!
5. There needs to be a definition for when an event occurs or is facilitated by an actor or actors for the wrong reasons, but good comes of it despite. Seriously...how many stories do I know that start off with this paradigm?
6. Is there a term for songs that have the same melody but different lyrics? Is there one for the opposite (same lyrics, different melody)? There should be!
7. Can you have nostalgia for a time you've never experienced or is this just longing for a romanticized version of that particular zeitgeist? For example you yearn for a particular version of the future, but in your head it feels like you've already experienced it so it comes off as nostalgia. This could also just be me.
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