Did You know, these everyday 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.

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 feet at the shoe store is called, Brannock.