Ludiosis

Ludiosis

n.
the sense that you’re just making it up as you go along—knowing that if someone asked why you do most things, you couldn’t really come up with a convincing explanation.

In Ancient Rome, Ludi Osci, the Oscan Games, gave rise to the art of improvisational theater. Pronounced “loo-dee-oh-sis.”

Ochisia

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Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Ghough

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Treachery Of The Common

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Occhiolism

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