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Mahpiohanziamah-pee-oh-han-zee-uh

n. The frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your own weight, which you've been carrying your entire life without a second thought.

Etymology

Lakota mahpiohanzi, “a shadow caused by a cloud.”

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