Volander
The ethereal feeling of looking down at the world through an airplane window, able to catch a glimpse…
Big Bang
Something in me was born before the stars And saw the sun begin from far away. Our yellow,…
Mamihlapinatapai
A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire,…
Midsummer
A feast celebrated on the day of your 26th birthday, which marks the point at which your youth…
Meaningful Life
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things…
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…
Inerrata
A kind of mistake you wouldn’t take back even if you could; the reluctance to disown a broken…
Coddiwomple
A relatively new slang term, this fun unofficial word means “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a…
Paracosm
A paracosm is a phenomenon in which a richly detailed, meticulously crafted imaginary world is created in one’s…
Quaintrelle
This word describes a woman who is focused on style and leisurely pastimes. A quaintrelle enjoys the finer…
Saudade
Simply put, this word encompasses what it is to experience the presence of absence. Saudade is a Portuguese…
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…