Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Ellipsism

n.
the sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out, that you’ll dutifully pass on the joke of being alive without ever learning the punch line, which may not suit your sense of humor anyway and will probably involve how many people it takes to change a lightbulb.

From ellipsis, a marker of a continuation that you don’t get to see. Pronounced “ih-lip-siz-uhm.”

Waldosia

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

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Hickering

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Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Siso

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