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.”

Gaudia Civis

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Monachopsis

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Pâro

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Aftergloom

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Anechosis

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Hemeisis

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Anthrodynia

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Hobsmacked

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Anaphasia

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Innity

a neatly made bed with diffused light glowing

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Wytai

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Routwash

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Lookaback

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Hickering

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Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Solysium

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Nullness

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Merrenness

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Etherness

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Gaudia Civis

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