The Interior Wilderness Vox Obscura
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fools guilt
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n. a pulse of shame you feel even though you've done nothing wrong—passing a police car while under the speed limit, being carded after legally ordering a drink, or exiting a store without buying anything.
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From fool's gold + guilt. Also known as a reverse Alford plea, whereby you plead innocent to all charges but want the judge to know that you feel kinda guilty anyway.