Everyday things you never knew had names


My favorites are 7 and 19...

1. Tittle


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


2. Lunule


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



3. Crepuscular Rays



Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as “God's rays.”

4. Ferrule


The metal part on a pencil.


5. Gynecomastia





Man-boobs.


6. Muntin





The strip separating window panes.


7. Morton's Toe





When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.


8. Arms Akimbo





Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips.


9. Desire Path





A path created by natural means, simply because it is the “shortest or most easily navigated” way.


10. Semantic Satiation 





What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.



11. Skeuomorph





“A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary.” For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above.

12. Brannock Device




What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.

13. Paresthesia




The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition.

14. Phosphenes




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


15. Armscye

The armhole in most clothing.

16. Wamble




Stomach rumble.

17. Feat




A dangling piece of curly hair.

18. Peen




The side opposite the hammer's striking side.

19. Rectal Tenesmus


The feeling of incomplete defecation. We've all been there.

20. Dysania




The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.

21. Mondegreen




Misheard lyrics.

22. Petrichor




The it smells outside after rain.

23. Philtrum




The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.

24. Purlicue




The space between the thumb and the forefingers.

25. Aglet




The plastic coating on a shoelace.












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