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narcossism

noun

Etymology

Blend of narco- + narcissism, coined by Avital Ronell in her book Crack Wars: Literature, Addiction, Mania (1992).

  1. borrowed from Narzissismus
  2. compounded as narcossism — “narco- + narcissism”

Definitions

  1. The narcissistic mindset associated with satisfying one's addictions or urges.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for narcossism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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