Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Aoyaoia

n.
a musical flavor found in electric guitar solos that compels you to snarl, squint, and arch your spine like a yowling jungle cat.

Onomatopoeic to the wail of an electric guitar. Pronounced “ow-yow-yuh.”

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Ironsick

a group of random devices

Craxis

a tall house of cards

Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Dystoria

close up of water drops on a window

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Evertheless

a person floating in water

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Rubatosis

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

Jouska

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

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Aftergloom

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

Lackout

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

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person