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Aphantalgia 

Aphantalgia (noun):

A sentiment often triggered upon encountering a subject or skill that one was once proficient in, but has not engaged with for an extended period, leading to its disappearance from one's cognitive grasp.
Upon stumbling upon his old guitar gathering dust in the attic, John was overcome with a wave of aphantalgia, a poignant longing for the musical skills that had faded away due to years of neglect.
Aphantalgia by Kewk July 2, 2023
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aphantasia 

is the inability to voluntarily create mental images in one's mind. The phenomenon was first described by Francis Galton in 1880 but has since remained relatively unstudied
I HAVE aphantasia SO I CAN'T SEE PICTURES IN MY HEAD.

WAIT REALLY? PICTURE AN APPLE WHAT DO YOU SEE?

NOTHING!!
aphantasia by LOOKSLIKEIMNOTOKAY November 4, 2022
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aphantasia 

Aphantasia is a misnomer, commonly referring to the inability to create pictures or images within your head. It affects less than 2% of the population. It does not affect visual memory or imagination/creativity.
A good metaphor is if you imagine your brain as a computer, your eyes as a keyboard, and your mind's eye as a monitor. The computer and keyboard still work, but the monitor is unplugged.
"I have aphantasia."
"What is that?"
"It's a condition that means I can't visualize something."
aphantasia by ShadowDev November 24, 2023

Aphantasiac

A person who has little to no ability to create mental images, and "sees" through concepts, feelings, and/or inner narration
The aphantasiac mapped out the room in their head without ever visualizing it
Aphantasiac by theyear2763 February 8, 2026

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.
I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.
"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."
eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016