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Did You Know These Things Had Names? by ugbedeojo1993(m): 8:30pm On May 16, 2020 |
DID YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES? 1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella. 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet. 4. The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble. 5. The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus. 6. The prongs on a fork are called tines. 7. The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania. 8. Illegible hand-writing is called griffonage. 9. The dot over an “i" or a “j" is called tittle. 10. That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence. 11. The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow. 12. Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus. 13.The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe. 14. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables. 15. When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang. 16.The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are. sewn, is called armscye. HOW MANY OF THE ABOVE DID YOU ALREADY KNOW? 2 Likes |
Re: Did You Know These Things Had Names? by BeautyUdoka(f): 8:33pm On May 16, 2020 |
Brilliant |
Re: Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Ibromixdem: 11:36pm On May 16, 2020 |
Well done more power to your elbow 1 Like |
Re: Did You Know These Things Had Names? by spinna: 12:21am On May 17, 2020 |
Interesting..this should be on front page 1 Like |
Re: Did You Know These Things Had Names? by Bamz(m): 2:11am On May 17, 2020 |
I already knew 2 and 3. Petrichor is quite amazing for anyone who's experienced it. 1 Like |
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