21 Everyday Things You Didn’t Know Had Names
4:11 AMWe come across so many things in our everyday life, and quite often, it happens that we don’t even know what they are called.
Here are 21 things that you didn’t even know had names.
1. Petrichor
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The natural, soothing, and heavenly scent after or during rainfall that we all love is called petrichor.
2. Nurdle
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The small strip of toothpaste that you apply on your toothbrush is known as nurdle.
3. Aglet
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Aglet is the term used for the plastic or metal tube that is fixed tightly at the end of a shoelace.
4. Cornicione
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The outer part of the crust of the pizza is called a cornicione.
5. Barm
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The foam that forms over beer is termed as barm.
6. Punt
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The bottom of the wine bottle is called a punt.
7. Dysania
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The phase in which you find it difficult to wake up and get out of your bed.
8. Octothorpe
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The trending hashtags are actually called octothorpes.
9. Glabella
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The space between our eyebrows is called glabella.
10. Vagitus
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The cry of a newborn baby is known as vagitus.
11. Darkle
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Darkle (the opposite of sparkle) is when the sky becomes dark.
12. Ferrule
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The metal part on the back of pencils called the ferrule.
13. Gynecomastia
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Man boobs are biologically known as gynecomastia.
14. Peen
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The opposite side of the hammer’s striking side is known as peen.
15. Rectal Tenesmus
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Rectal tenesmus is the feeling of incomplete defecation.
16. Philtrum
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The groove that is located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips is called philtrum.
17. Purlicue
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It is the space between the forefingers and the thumb.
18. Collywobbles
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Butterflies in the stomach are called as collywobbles.
19. Griffonage
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Handwriting that is unreadable is termed grifonage.
20. Tintinnabulation
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The ringing of bells is called tintinnabulation.
21. Rhinorrhea
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The actual term for a runny nose is rhinnorhea.
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