Vulture Shock
The nagging sense that no matter how many days you spend exploring a foreign country, you never quite…
Funkenzwangsvorstellung
The instinctive trance of a campfire in the dark, spending hours roasting and watching as it settles and…
Inerrata
A kind of mistake you wouldn’t take back even if you could; the reluctance to disown a broken…
Quaintrelle
This word describes a woman who is focused on style and leisurely pastimes. A quaintrelle enjoys the finer…
Hanker Sore
Finding a person so attractive it actually kinda pisses you off. Coined by John Koenig in The Dictionary…
Myötähäpeä
The feeling of shame you experience on the behalf of another person or a character when they do…
Looseleft
Feeling a sense of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight of the back cover locking…
Aulasy
The sadness that there’s no way to convey a powerful memory to people who weren’t there at the…
Etterath
The feeling of emptiness after a long and arduous process is finally complete—having finished school, recovered from surgery,…
Amicy
The mystery of what goes on behind the scenes of your social life, wondering about all the back…
Watashiato
The curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of…
The Standard Blues
The sad awareness that the unfolding plot of your life feels new and profound but is not unique,…
The Tilt Shift
A phenomenon in which your lived experience seems oddly inconsequential once you put it down on paper, which…
Dream Fever
The intense heat on the skin of a sleeping person, a radioactive byproduct of an idle mind humming…