Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Star-Stuck

adj.
exhausted by endless reviews and secondhand impressions; itching to stumble blindly into the world and make some mistakes, to wander around opening doors to restaurants and performances and movies you’ve never heard of, without the slightest idea of what to expect.

From star, a standard rating unit of reviews + stuck.

Evertheless

a person floating in water

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Endzoned

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

Elsewise

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

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Apolytus

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