Dialecstatic
Hearing a person with a thick accent pronounce a certain phrase—the Texan “cooler,” the South African “bastard,” the…
Funkenzwangsvorstellung
The instinctive trance of a campfire in the dark, spending hours roasting and watching as it settles and…
Hanker Sore
Finding a person so attractive it actually kinda pisses you off. Coined by John Koenig in The Dictionary…
Kudoclasm
Sometimes it feels like your life is flashing before your eyes, but it’s actually the opposite: you’re thinking…
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions…