32 Things That Have Actual Names.
Nathan Johnson
Published
06/28/2021
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Stuff you probably didn't know.
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The space between your eyebrows is called glabella. -
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The way it smells after it rains is called petrichor. -
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The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow. -
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The phenomenon of repeating a word and temporarily losing its meaning is called semantic satiation. -
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That sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence. -
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Finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania. -
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When you combine a question mark with an exclamation mark (‽), it is referred to as an interrobang. -
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The action of throwing something or someone out of a window is called defenestration. -
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The tingling sensation you get when your foot's asleep is called paresthesia. -
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The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet. -
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A series of typographical symbols, such as $#!, used in text as a replacement for profanity is called a grawlix. -
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A word that means one thing forward and another backward is called semordnilap, for example, desserts and stressed. -
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Illegible handwriting is called griffonage. -
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The sheen of a light that you see when you close your eyes is called phosphenes. -
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Your little toe or finger is called digitus minimus. -
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The metal thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Brannock device. -
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The day before yesterday is called ereyesterday. -
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A cup holder for hot drinks is called zarf. -
19.
The cry of a newborn or small child is called a vagitus. -
20.
When your stomach rumbles, that's a wamble. -
21.
The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables. -
22.
A person who has the same name as you and is found by searching it on Google is called a Googlegänger. -
23.
The indent on the bottom of a wine bottle is called a punt. -
24.
The tiny plastic thing placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a pizza saver. -
25.
The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle. -
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A letter or a combination of letters used in spelling the word but not pronounced is called an aphthong like "gh" in "knight" or in "fight." -
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The wired cage that holds the cork on a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe. -
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The crisp rustle of silk or a similar material that has been treated with dilute acid is called scroop. -
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A word or a phrase that reads the same way forward as it does backward is called a palindrome, for exmple, radar, level, madam. -
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The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye. -
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The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi. -
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A prong or sharp point like of a fork or antler is called tine.
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