Flichtish

Flichtish

adj.
nervously aware how much of your self-image is based on untested assumptions about yourself—only ever guessing how you’d react to a violent threat, a sudden windfall, a huge responsibility, or being told to do something you knew was wrong.

North Frisian flicht, maybe. Pronounced “flik-tish.”

Fitzcarraldo

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

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine

Loss Of Backing

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The Til

Cover image for the The Til word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection