Theme

Travel

Words about journeys, wandering, and exploration.

15 words

Boketto

boh-ket-toh

n. Gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking.

Vacilando

vah-see-lan-doh

v. Traveling for the journey rather than the destination.

Resfeber

race-fay-ber

n. Anxious excitement before a journey.

Poronkusema

po-ron-ku-se-ma

n. Distance a reindeer can travel before needing rest.

adj. Inexplicably moved by predictable and well-worn sentiments.

Dystoria

dis-toh-ree-uh

n. A feeling of irrelevance from the broader forces of history.

Exulansis

ek-suh-lan-sis

n. The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because others cannot relate to it.

Latigo

lat-i-goh

n. A dizzying sense of awe at the sheer scale of modern society.

adj. Mysteriously compelled to wave to passing strangers in remote locations.

Fata Organa

fah-tuh awr-gah-nuh

n. A flash of real emotion glimpsed in someone across the room.

n. The phenomenon of seeing a stranger when looking at your own reflection in the mirror.

Caucic

kaw-sik

adj. Afraid that your life is predetermined by predictable milestones, wishing for a break to reassess your path.

adj. Feeling grateful to be stranded in a place where you can't do much, temporarily alleviating the burden of constant activity.

Articlave

unknown

n. Building that looks too big for the road from a bus.

Botcherby

unknown

n. Principle for British road signposting.

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