27 Everyday Things You Never Knew Had Names
Scrabble will never be the same.
1. Glabella
The space between the eyebrows. You are now looking at Ryan Gosling’s glabella. Congrats.
2. Vagitus
The cry of a newborn baby.
3. Chanking
Spat-out food.
4. Zarf
The sleeve on the outside of a coffee cup.
5. Niggly Wiggly
The paper ribbon at the top of Hershey’s Kiss.
6. Darkle
The opposite of “sparkle.” To become dark.
7. Souffle Cup
Ketchup/condiment cup.
8. Snollygoster
A person guided by personal advantage rather than consistent principles. See: every politician ever.
9. Natiform
Something that looks like a butt.
10. Tintinnabulation
The ringing of bells.
11. Columella nasi
The space between the nostrils. You are now looking at Justin Bieber’s columella nasi.
12. Rhinorrhea
Runny nose.
13. Punt
The bottom of a wine bottle.
14. Jamais vu
What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.
15. Misophonia
Getting mad at someone for eating or breathing too loudly (among other things). It’s also a brain disorder.
16. Brannock Device
The thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store.
17. River
The white spaces that randomly line up in a paragraph of text.
18. Nurdle
A tiny dab of toothpaste.
19. The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
When you see something for the first time and then start to see it EVERYWHERE.
20. Collywobbles
Butterflies in your stomach.
21. Clover Mite
The tiny red bug found on concrete and bricks.
22. Keeper
The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
23. Frisson
The chills you get when listening to a really good piece of music. Or just anything really good.
24. Overmorrow
The day after tomorrow.
25. Grawlix
The %#$&@ in comics, or anything else, used in place of a curse word. Also called jarns, nittles, and quimp.
26. Rasceta
The lines on the inside of your wrist.
27. L’esprit d’escalier or “stairway wit”
The moment after an argument when you think of a good comeback, but it’s way too late.