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Wallowaywol-uh-wey

n. A sense memory you've mulled over so thoroughly that it's become totally drained of emotion--having replayed an old song to death, over-binged a favorite sitcom, or spent too much time in the old neighborhood--inadvertently depleting a wellspring of nostalgia by watering it down with newer connotations.

Etymology

From wallow, to indulge or soak in something + away.

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