Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Mogging Folly

n.
the act of deliberately squandering your time, lazing about as if none of this is worth a damn, letting precious hours spool away slowly like the string of a runaway kite.

From mog, to enjoy one’s self in a quiet, easy, comfortable manner + folly, a foolish act.

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Angosis

a table full of food

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Adomania

a person riding a horse

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Achenia

a close-up of a bottle with an organic object inside

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Eigenschauung

Eigen-schauung

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

The Kick Drop

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Ludiosis

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

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Nighthawk

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

Adomania

a person riding a horse

The Standard Blues

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