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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Invented words for feelings you didn't know had names.

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a project by John Koenig that coins new words for emotions that have no name. Each entry defines a feeling you may have had but never named, such as the pang of seeing an old photo of a place, in poetic language.

The entries are short, evocative and share well. It is lexicon fiction: the words are invented, not part of any standard dictionary, and that is the point. It also became a book.

It works on phones and desktops, and it rewards slow browsing. Related: /category/internet-culture, /category/art-visual and /category/oddly-educational. Plan on plenty of time, since it is a genuine rabbit hole. It works on phones. You can find it at dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com, and we check the link daily.

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What is The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows?

It is a project by John Koenig that invents new words for emotions that lack a name. Plan on plenty of time, since it is a genuine rabbit hole. It works on phones. You can find it at dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com, and we check the link daily.

Are the words in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows real?

They are invented words, not part of standard dictionaries. The project describes them as made-up terms for real feelings. Plan on plenty of time, since it is a genuine rabbit hole. It works on phones. You can find it at dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com, and we check the link daily.

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