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.”

Catoptric Tristesse

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Hobsmacked

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Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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Routwash

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Anthrodynia

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Kuebiko

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Anecdoche

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Eisce

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Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Hemeisis

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Aesthosis

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Anthrodynia

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Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Addleworth

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Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Altschmerz

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Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Tillid

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