Things that need words

Last updated: October 2024

This is an ongoing list for ideas or concepts for which I don’t currently know the word, or there isn’t one.

Sometimes inspiration hits and we manage to create a word 😎

So if the concept is accompanied by a word below, that’s the word we’ve invented for it. Feel free to take it and use it if it resonates!

If you have any suggestions for terms, words or improvements, or can direct me to definitions that already exist, please get in touch!

Concepts

Word created

Lecendrous

Pronunciation: luh-SHARN-drous

Something that is juicy, sweet, pulpy but can also just be full and whole. Can be applied to a peach, but also for instance a cucumber or the insects Timone and Pumba eat in the Lion King. Bursting with wholeness and space and juiciness.

Ostamällen

Pronunciation: OS-tuh-mah-lin

The vicarious feeling of cosiness you get when see someone/people enjoying their living space through the window from the street, especially when you are cold, wet or otherwise a bit uncomfortable

Need words

• When you can’t hear what someone says but their tone of voice tells you it’s a joke
• A situation in a group where no-one initiates action even though everyone knows something needs to be done
• The lack of word or term for something
• Something that tastes exactly like its individual ingredients. This can be both good (“I can taste the X and Y!”) and bad (“This literally just tastes like X and Y”)
• The release of physical tension that comes from actions like untucking tightly made-up bed sheets, or bursting pressurised containers
• The contentment in being low energy and a bit sad knowing you are recuperating for a future high energy time
• The feeling of being met by a high energy person, liking their energy but knowing you need a rest/stop before you meet them where they are - communicating “I’m into it but give me an hour”