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escapism
noun
(es-cap-ism)
habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine
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schmaltz
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knowingness
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satire
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bliss
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corniness
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highbrow
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solipsism
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thrills
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carnality
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enchantment
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cliches
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schadenfreude
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prurience
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nowness
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everydayness
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raunch
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dreaminess
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kinkiness
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trashiness
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melancholia
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movieland
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pulpier
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disgustingness
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stylization
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vacuousness
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crudity
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longing
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