Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Nowlings

n.
the total set of human beings alive at any given time, a group that nudges slightly forward whenever a new baby is born or the world’s oldest person dies, and turns over completely every hundred years or so; a random assemblage of billions of contemporaries who you feel an odd sense of connection to, because whatever problems we might face right now, we’re all facing them simultaneously.

From now, the present moment + -lings, inhabitants of.

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Foreclearing

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

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Endzoned

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

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Scabulous

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