Vulture Shock
The nagging sense that no matter how many days you spend exploring a foreign country, you never quite…
Midsummer
A feast celebrated on the day of your 26th birthday, which marks the point at which your youth…
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…
Nazlanmak
Essentially, nazlanmak is the Turkish word for saying no and meaning yes. Nazlanmak means to feign reluctance or…
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…
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…
Kudoclasm
Sometimes it feels like your life is flashing before your eyes, but it’s actually the opposite: you’re thinking…
Adronitis
Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone—spending the first few weeks chatting in their…
Looseleft
Feeling a sense of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight of the back cover locking…