Wellium

Wellium

n.
an excuse you come up with to rationalize a disappointing outcome— telling yourself you weren’t in the mood for that sold-out show anyway, that your safety school is actually a better fit, that your dream job might have been a bit too stressful.

From the phrase “Well, I... um...,” which typically precedes such an excuse. Pronounced “wel-ee- uhm.”

Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

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Altschmerz

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

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

La Cuna

Cover image for the La Cuna word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows