Endzoned

Endzoned

n.
the hollow feeling of having gotten exactly what you thought you wanted, only to learn that it didn’t make you happy.

In sports, the endzone is the final goal, the end of the line—but at a certain point you have to drop the ball.

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Mottleheaded

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

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Vulture Shock

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

Midding

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