Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Yeorie

n.
a certain scent that has the power to sweep you back to childhood— the acrid funk of bug spray, the earthy sweetness of dead leaves on wet asphalt, the rebellious twang of gasoline fumes in the summer heat.

From yewthor, a pungent scent + yewre, water-bearer. Pronounced “yoh-ree.”

Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Lookaback

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

Dolonia

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Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Soufrise

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