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

Lockheartedness

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Redesis

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The Giltwrights

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The Kick Drop

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Los Vidados

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Adomania

a person riding a horse

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Sayfish

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Indosentia

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