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19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Youpele52(op): 11:17am On Mar 02, 2016
19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name

We do a lot of things in our daily routines. But do you know we don’t know what half of these things we see, do or simply overlook are called?

Let this educative article grace our honorable frontpage.

http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/20-everyday-things-we-never-knew-had-a-name-244336.html

Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Youpele52(op): 11:19am On Mar 02, 2016
shocked

Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Youpele52(op): 11:20am On Mar 02, 2016
grin

Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Youpele52(op): 11:21am On Mar 02, 2016
cheesy

Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Youpele52(op): 11:22am On Mar 02, 2016
smiley

Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Nobody:
Wow! Educative

FP material.

Overmorrow and Dysnia have learnt something today

Meanwhile

Tittl: The dot over an 'i' or 'j.'

Phosphenes: The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

Purlicue: The space between the thumb and the forefingers.

Feat: A dangling piece of of curly hair

Wamble: The noise your stomach makes when hungry or having a stomach upset

Rectal Tenesmus: The feeling of incomplete defecation

Lunule: The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail.



Wishing all jambites success especially my boo whose date is overmorrow.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by tosyne2much(m):
What is the name given to guys who have girlfriends yet womanizing on nairaland? cheesy
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by tsephanyah(f): 11:54am On Mar 02, 2016
overmorrow, and few things I learned just now, were is that lalasticlala or anyone working on behalf of him, as I start knowing this site more. move it to first page
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by porrigeyam(m): 11:56am On Mar 02, 2016
Nice 1 op
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Sanni45(m): 11:58am On Mar 02, 2016
Nice one.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by bqlekan(m): 12:08pm On Mar 02, 2016
wow wow wow... overmorrow tho grin
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by kelvine(m): 12:31pm On Mar 02, 2016
Some of our Nigerian slangs should also make the list.

Hammer...sudden Inflow of wealth.
Owu...being broke
Shayo...being drunk

Seriously we need to promote pidgin English globally like wazobia FM is doing.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Sunny360: 1:11pm On Mar 02, 2016
Learnt a couple of things; overmorrow's one of them.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by SetrakusRa(m): 1:33pm On Mar 02, 2016
Very educative, nice one.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by haiti007(m): 1:34pm On Mar 02, 2016
educative
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Omotayor123(f): 1:42pm On Mar 02, 2016
Wow... shocked
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by missberthalizgh(f): 1:43pm On Mar 02, 2016
Everything we see with our eyes must surely has a name.Its posible....
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Nobody: 1:44pm On Mar 02, 2016
I knew all these except...Dynasia, and Barm


My only business is to wake up, what's my concern if I Cant wake up properly and I don't drink alcohol smiley
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Sirmuel1(m): 1:44pm On Mar 02, 2016
Thanks Op wink
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by parzdor(m): 1:44pm On Mar 02, 2016
qq
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Flexherbal(m): 1:45pm On Mar 02, 2016
Man never stops learning...
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by babyfaceafrica: 1:45pm On Mar 02, 2016
Until you can tell me all these in our local languages...I aint interested!!!!
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Smellymouth: 1:45pm On Mar 02, 2016
grin
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by vipez(f): 1:45pm On Mar 02, 2016
like seriously I knew none of this
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Nobody: 1:45pm On Mar 02, 2016
BUHACLUELESS : The act of travelling up and down while you leave you state of assignment in a clueless situation .
APCNISATION : the act of tricking people with what they want to hear in other to get what you want to get eg. Nigeria is under an Apcnisation government .
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by demarc001: 1:46pm On Mar 02, 2016
Now we know
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by DifferentBoy1(m): 1:46pm On Mar 02, 2016
I like what I just read....... good exposure.
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Rich4god(m): 1:47pm On Mar 02, 2016
I knw dat Google is my friend..... but I just want to ask, "is it right to use the word " GUYS" in an official environment...
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by Nobody: 1:47pm On Mar 02, 2016
Kk
Re: 19 Everyday Things We Never Knew Had A Name by boboLIL(m):
Interesting and educating


Dysania or clinomania......
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