I have tried to summarize my observation with vivid and simple manner. |
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. Barm - The foam on beer is called a barm. 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 feeet at the shoe store is called Brannock device. |