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These Things Actually Have Names

24 everyday things you probably didn't know had names.

1.

Armscye - the armhole in most clothing

2.

Barm - the foam on a beer

3.

Box tent - the table in the middle of a pizza box

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4.

Brannock Device - The thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store

5.

Chanking - Spat-out food

6.

Columella nasi - The space between the nostrils. You are now looking at Justin Biebers columella nasi

7.

Crapulence - that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much

8.

Keeper - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle

9.

Darkle - The opposite of sparkle To become dark

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10.

Dysania - the state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning

11.

Glabella - the space between your eyebrows

12.

Griffonage - unreadable handwriting

13.

Lunule - the white, crescent shaped part of the nail

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14.

Mortons toe - when your second toe is bigger than your big toe

15.

Overmorrow - The Day After Tomorrow

16.

Petrichor - the way it smells outside after rain

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17.

Phosphenes - the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them

18.

Punt - The bottom of a wine bottle

19.

Purlicue - the space between the thumb and forefingers

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20.

Rasceta - The lines on the inside of your wrist

21.

River - The white spaces that randomly line up in a paragraph of text

22.

Tintinnabulation -. The Ringing of Bells

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23.

Vagitus - the cry of a newborn baby

24.

Zarf - the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup

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