25 Things You Didn't Know Had an Actual Name for It
Who ever named these things was either bored or was farted on by an otter IRL.
Who ever named these things was either bored or was farted on by an otter IRL.
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Do you have an innate fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth? If so, you suffer from “Arachibutyrophobia.”
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When you stand with your hands on your hips, with your elbows facing outward, you’re standing “Arms Akimbo.”
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Those old-school devices that are used to measure your feet are known as “brannock devices.”
4
This is the little piece of flesh, at the bottom of your nose, that separates your nostrils.
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If you’re like me, you wake up and feel half asleep still. This sensation is known as “dysania.”
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This is the metal part of a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
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When you get that rush of excitement generally associated with doing something crazy, you’re experiencing “frisson.”
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When random symbols are strung together to symbolize profanity, that’s known as grawlix.
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A googleganger is someone who shares the same name as you.
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Know someone who’s handwriting is illegible? They suffer from griffonage.
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“Kummerspeck” is the literal German term for the weight you gain from emotional eating.
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On your belt, the keeper if the built-in loop that holds in the end after it’s been latched.
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This is the proper name for the infinity symbol.
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Whenever you mishear something like music lyrics or a phrase, you’re experiencing mondegreen.
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People whose second toe is longer than their big toe, have Morton’s Toe. Otherwise known as “Greek Foot.”
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This term was coined for that little sliver of paper that comes out the top of a Hershey’s kiss.
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A nurdle is that little dollop of toothpaste you should be putting on your toothbrush.
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You may know this word better by its synonyms: hashtag, pound sign, tic-tac-toe or just #.
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No, this isn’t slang for p*nis. A peen is the end of a hammer that’s not used to strike.
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This is the name for the smell created when rain drops fall onto dry soil.
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This is the groove on your upper lip, just below your nose.
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The squishy piece of skin that runs between your forefinger and thumb is known as purlicue.
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I don’t know what this has its own name, but spraint is the poop of otters.
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When you ring a bell, the name for the sound created, is tintinnabulation.
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That little piece of cardboard wrapped around your coffee is known as a zarf.
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