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Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Maisillion(m): 2:12pm On Nov 14, 2017
There are some things you never knew had names and some are even as close as we can imagine!!

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1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.

2. Petrichor – The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.

3. Aglet – The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

4. Wamble – The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

5. Vagitus – The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.

6. Tines – The prongs on a fork are called tines.

7. Phosphenes – The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them are called phosphenes.

8. Box Tent – The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

9. Overmorrow – The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

10. Minimus – Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

11. Agraffe – The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.

12. Vocables – The ‘na na na’ and ‘la la la’, which don’t really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.

13. Interrobang – When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.

14. Columella Nasi – The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.

15. Armscye – The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.

16. Dysania – The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

17. Griffonage – Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage (Are you reading this dear doctors?)

18. Tittle – The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called tittle.

19. Crapulence – That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

20. Bannock Device – The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.

Source: .ng

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Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by niceprof: 2:26pm On Nov 14, 2017
Insightful
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Aminu212: 3:09pm On Nov 14, 2017
lemme cram them
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by sirgalahad26(m): 3:29pm On Nov 14, 2017
O.P good work @u never heard of these names
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Maisillion(m): 4:38pm On Nov 14, 2017
sirgalahad26:
O.P good work @u never heard of these names
Meaning
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by ChiomaMee: 4:45pm On Nov 14, 2017
It won't make front page. The thread already exists.

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Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by aooo(m): 8:32pm On Nov 14, 2017
ChiomaMee:
It won't make front page. The thread already exists.

Gbam
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by sonofanarchy(m): 8:34pm On Nov 14, 2017
everybody dey form explorers OK continue

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Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by rozay12345: 8:55pm On Nov 14, 2017
Wow...very impressive...
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by sonikstargirl(f): 9:25pm On Nov 14, 2017
Interesting
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Nebes: 9:36pm On Nov 14, 2017
Crapulence!!! Nice
Re: Must Know!! Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Rainmaker69(m): 11:28pm On Nov 14, 2017
An interesting list, no doubt, but I looked up a few of these words and they're not in any of my dictionaries. eg
Overmorrow, Vagitus; while Agraffe has a significantly different meaning.
Interesting post nonetheless.

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