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psychogeography 

the practice of exploring the urban environment while being led by curiosity and a paused sense of time and place. While it is important to let your senses absorb the spaces around you, it is equally, if not more important to find yourself in new spaces, spaces stumbled upon by chance; paying attention to the smaller details, the lost objects, the signage, the fragments that make walking a reward in itself, with a slower pace and an increased opportunity to revel in the simple pleasures of things. A sense of wander/wonder is essential to find the simplicity in urban living.
The practice of psychogeography, which in many ways is similar to the activities engaged in by the flâneur is nostalgic on some level; for a time when the pace of life in the city was slower and one could frequently take the time to absorb the details of the city...to drift.
psychogeography by NatalieJ December 24, 2008

psychogeography 

Psychogeography is the study of the effects of geographical settings, consciously managed or not, acting directly on the mood and behaviour of the individual
"I've regarded Toronto ... as a city somehow uniquely blind to its own psychogeography" - William Gibson
psychogeography by Robbie Luster January 4, 2005

psychography

Originally meaning 'the production of images of spirits on film without the use of a camera', it has been more recently appropriated as hip lingo for the transmission of emotion or the spirit within an image, painting, visual artistic work, etc.
The psychography of the eagle's eyes in this paining is extraordinary. It's as though you can sense his soul yearning to take a bite out of his prey which he's spotted from high above.
psychography by kyronfive February 8, 2013

psychographics

related to demographics but psychographics is about likes interests values and brand affinities
What we used to call culture is now tracked as psychographics by Madison Avenue.
psychographics by LagunaPat February 7, 2017
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026