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20 RARELY USED ENGLISH WORDS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW

#ClearsThroat

#GLABELLA : The space between your eyebrows is called glabella

#PETRICHOR : The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor

#AGLET : The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet

#WAMBLE : The rumbling of the stomach is actually called a wamble

#VAGITUS : The cry of a new born baby is called vagitus

#TINES : The prongs on a fork are called tines

#PHOSPHENES : The sheen or light that you see, when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called phosphenes

#BOX_TENT : The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent

#OVERMORROW : The day after tomorrow is called an overmorrow

#MINIMUS : Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus

#AGRAFFE : The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe

#VOCABLES : The 'na na na' and 'la la la' that don't have any meaning in the lyrics of a song or speech are called vocables

#INTERROBANG : When you combine a question mark and an exclamation mark (like this '?!), it is referred to as an interrobang

#COLUMELLA_NASI : The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi

#ARMSCYE : The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye

#DYSANIA : The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania

#GRIFFONAGE : Unreadable handwriting is called griffonage (are you reading this dear doctors?)

#TITTLE : The dot over an 'i' or a 'j' is called tittle

#CRAPULENCE : The utterly sick feelings you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence

#BRANNOCK_DEVICE : The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called brannock device

BONUS WORDS:

#MANNEQUIN : Human like objects at the boutiques wearing clothes

#GUFFAW : The actual thing you do when you laugh out loud (instead of lazily typing LOLS)

Great!!, you deserve nice commendation for this compilation.

Lovely. Very enlightening.

Wow this is good

Nice

I think I just love 1 and that is over morrow

Nice

Adopting "overmorrow" asap. Will use it to yeye some peeps around me.

PS: "mannequin" is very commonly used...oh and for those who do not know, it is pronounced, 'manikin'...

Mannequin, tittle and petrichor are popular

Overmorrow is outdated English, the right phrase is the day after tomorrow.

[quote author=Mrshape post=78930225]Overmorrow is outdated English, the right word is the day after tomorrow.
i'm sure you meant the right phrase.

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mcjohny:
I think I just love 1 and that is over morrow

and interrobang

Quite educative.

The only two I know there are 'Overmorrow' and 'Mannequin'.

Educative.... But the day after 2moro is called Next 2moro. Thank you

English sef

OVERMORROW --- sounds Aba Moro.

But where is lalasticlala sef now

Mannequin...

Thanks!

At first at thought "INTERROBANG" meant something else....

let me add mine too

1.Slurp: A loud sucking sound made while drinking or eating.


2. Sizzle: (of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking.

Educative post. I know guffaw and mannequin. How about beseech and demure. Rarely used I think.

Okay

I'll probably forget 95% of these immediately I leave this thread...

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Yuceeluv:
Adopting "overmorrow" asap. Will use it to yeye some peeps here *Meaning u wanna make em learn*

PS: "mannequin" is very commonly used...oh and for those who do not know, it is pronounced, 'manikin'...

This one is true

All these yeye mods no go kari am go fp

vincixpresso:
All these yeye mods no go kari am go fp

hahaha... No vex abeg

The best topic that graced front page in last 3 months.


Kudos Op!

vincixpresso:
All these yeye mods no go kari am go fp

If the OP added Regina Daniels, it would have made front page earlier than expected

Abeg , am more than happy with my basic English and my in depth knowledge of my mother tongue.... even if you speak english of british ancestors the wouldnt still think of you more than the balck man they see in you, their embassy staff would still look at you like a refugee, begging for visa no matter how much is in your account.

i'll rather use my time learning English, to rather learn German, Mandarin Chinese or Arabic knowing fully well that it can actually boost my job prospects


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