Things You Didn’t Know Had Names

These are some things that you didn’t even know had names. Very interesting…

Tittle

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The dot over an ‘i’ or ‘j.’

Lunule

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

Crepuscular Rays

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

Ferrule

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The metal part on a pencil.

Gynecomastia

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Man-boobs.

Muntin

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The strip separating window panes.

Morton’s Toe

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When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.

Arms Akimbo

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Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips.

Desire Path

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

Semantic Satiation

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

Skeuomorph

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“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.

Brannock Device

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

Paresthesia

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

Phosphenes

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

Armscye

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The armhole in most clothing.

Wamble

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Stomach rumble.

Feat

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A dangling piece of curly hair.

Peen

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The side opposite the hammer’s striking side.

Rectal Tenesmus

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

Dysania

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

Mondegreen

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Misheard lyrics.

Petrichor

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The way it smells outside after rain.

Philtrum

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

Purlicue

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The space between the thumb and the forefingers.

Aglet

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The plastic coating on a shoelace.

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