These Things Actually Have Names
24 everyday things you probably didn't know had names.
24 everyday things you probably didn't know had names.
1
Armscye - the armhole in most clothing
2
Barm - the foam on a beer
3
Box tent - the table in the middle of a pizza box
4
Brannock Device - The thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store
5
Chanking - Spat-out food
6
Columella nasi - The space between the nostrils. You are now looking at Justin Biebers columella nasi
7
Crapulence - that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much
8
Keeper - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle
9
Darkle - The opposite of sparkle To become dark
10
Dysania - the state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning
11
Glabella - the space between your eyebrows
12
Griffonage - unreadable handwriting
13
Lunule - the white, crescent shaped part of the nail
14
Mortons toe - when your second toe is bigger than your big toe
15
Overmorrow - The Day After Tomorrow
16
Petrichor - the way it smells outside after rain
17
Phosphenes - the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them
18
Punt - The bottom of a wine bottle
19
Purlicue - the space between the thumb and forefingers
20
Rasceta - The lines on the inside of your wrist
21
River - The white spaces that randomly line up in a paragraph of text
22
Tintinnabulation -. The Ringing of Bells
23
Vagitus - the cry of a newborn baby
24
Zarf - the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup
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