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.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Ecstatic Shock

Cover image for the Ecstatic Shock word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Angosis

a table full of food

Watashiato

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

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Zverism

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

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Apolytus

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