Things You Didn't Know Had Names

Marty Mcfly Published 09/23/2013

List of things you didn't know had names. You know, I learned something today.

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1.
Tittle: The dot over an 'i' or 'j.'
2.
Lunule: The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail.
3.
Crepuscular Rays: Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as God's rays.
4.
Ferrule: The metal part on a pencil
5.
Gynecomastia: Man-boobs.
6.
Muntin: The strip separating window panes
7.
Morton's Toe: When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.
8.
Arms Akimbo: Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips
9.
Desire Path: A path created by natural means, simply because it is the shortest or most easily navigated way.
10.
Semantic Satiation: What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.
11.
Skeuomorph: A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary. For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above.
12.
Brannock Device: What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.
13.
Paresthesia: The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition.
14.
Phosphenes: The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.
15.
Armscye: The armhole in most clothing
16.
Wamble: Stomach rumble.
17.
Feat: A dangling piece of curly hair.
18.
Peen: The side opposite the hammer's striking side.
19.
Rectal Tenesmus: The feeling of incomplete defecation. We've all been there.
20.
Dysania: The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.
21.
Mondegreen: Misheard lyrics.
22.
Petrichor: The way it smells outside after rain.
23.
Philtrum: The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.
24.
Purlicue: The space between the thumb and the forefingers.
25.
Aglet: The plastic coating on a shoelace.

1.
Tittle: The dot over an 'i' or 'j.'
2.
Lunule: The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail.
3.
Crepuscular Rays: Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as God's rays.
4.
Ferrule: The metal part on a pencil
5.
Gynecomastia: Man-boobs.
6.
Muntin: The strip separating window panes
7.
Morton's Toe: When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.
8.
Arms Akimbo: Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips
9.
Desire Path: A path created by natural means, simply because it is the shortest or most easily navigated way.
10.
Semantic Satiation: What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.
11.
Skeuomorph: A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary. For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above.
12.
Brannock Device: What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.
13.
Paresthesia: The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition.
14.
Phosphenes: The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.
15.
Armscye: The armhole in most clothing
16.
Wamble: Stomach rumble.
17.
Feat: A dangling piece of curly hair.
18.
Peen: The side opposite the hammer's striking side.
19.
Rectal Tenesmus: The feeling of incomplete defecation. We've all been there.
20.
Dysania: The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.
21.
Mondegreen: Misheard lyrics.
22.
Petrichor: The way it smells outside after rain.
23.
Philtrum: The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.
24.
Purlicue: The space between the thumb and the forefingers.
25.
Aglet: The plastic coating on a shoelace.