Courtesy: Gopalan Varadarajan
*Rarely used English words_*
*Did You Know These Things Had Names?*
*Glabella* - The space between your eyebrows is
called a 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 stomach is actually
called a wamble.
*Vagitus* - The cry of a new born baby is called
a 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 are
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
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',
which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song,
are called vocables.
*Interrobang* - When you combine an exclamation
mark with a question 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 hand-writing is called
griffonage (Are you reading this dear doctors?)
*Tittle* - The dot over an “i” or a “j” is
called tittle.
*Crapulence* - That utterly sick feeling 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.👍
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