These Things Actually Have Names
Nathan Johnson
Published
05/16/2014
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Pop Culture
24 everyday things you probably didn't know had names.
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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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