Allope

Allope

n.
a mysterious aura of loneliness you feel in certain places; the palpable weight of all the lonely people secretly holed up in their houses and apartments, with a flickering blue glow cast up on their walls—so many of whom might just want someone to talk to, or just want to feel needed, and could be that for each other if only they could somehow connect.

Short for “All the lonely people,” from the song “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles. Pronounced “al-uh-pee.”

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Deep Gut

Cover image for the Deep Gut word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

Cover image for the Funkenzwangsvorstellung word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows