25 things that actually have names

Nathan Johnson Published 07/20/2016 in wow

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1.
Barm, The foam on beer
2.
Punt, The indent on the bottom of a wine bottle
3.
Griffonage, illegible handwriting
4.
Armscye, The armhole in clothing.
5.
Wamble, A stomach rumble.
6.
Rhinotillexomania, Obsessive nose picking
7.
Petrichor, The smell after rain.
8.
Caruncula, The small triangular bump on the inside corner of your eye.
9.
Apricity, The feeling of being outside on a cold day but feeling the warmth of the sun.
10.
Mondegreen, Misheard lyrics.
11.
Rectal Tenesmus, The feeling of.. um… incomplete defecation.
12.
Grawlix, A string of typographical symbols that is used to indicate profanity.
13.
Feat, A dangly piece of curly hair.
14.
Skeuomorph, A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another item, even when not necessary. For example, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, or the notepad paper design on your iPhone.
15.
Parasthesia, That pins and needles feeling you get when a body part falls asleep
16.
Peen, The side opposite the hammer’s hitting side.
17.
Muntin, The strip separating window panes.
18.
Semantic Satiation, That feeling when you say a word too many times and it loses it’s meaning.
19.
Acnestis, The area that’s hard to reach between your shoulder blades.
20.
Scroop, The rustling swooshy sound that ball gowns make.
21.
Biblioklept, A compulsive book thief or hoarder.
22.
Zugzwang, When you’re playing chess and every possible move is to your disadvantage.
23.
Desire path, A path created naturally because it’s “the shortest or easiest” way.
24.
Semordnilap, A word that reads one way forward and another way backward. For example, “desserts,” “diaper” and “parts.” (It’s literally “palindromes” backwards.)
25.
Dysania, The difficulty of getting out of bed in the morning.

1.
Barm, The foam on beer
2.
Punt, The indent on the bottom of a wine bottle
3.
Griffonage, illegible handwriting
4.
Armscye, The armhole in clothing.
5.
Wamble, A stomach rumble.
6.
Rhinotillexomania, Obsessive nose picking
7.
Petrichor, The smell after rain.
8.
Caruncula, The small triangular bump on the inside corner of your eye.
9.
Apricity, The feeling of being outside on a cold day but feeling the warmth of the sun.
10.
Mondegreen, Misheard lyrics.
11.
Rectal Tenesmus, The feeling of.. um… incomplete defecation.
12.
Grawlix, A string of typographical symbols that is used to indicate profanity.
13.
Feat, A dangly piece of curly hair.
14.
Skeuomorph, A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another item, even when not necessary. For example, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, or the notepad paper design on your iPhone.
15.
Parasthesia, That pins and needles feeling you get when a body part falls asleep
16.
Peen, The side opposite the hammer’s hitting side.
17.
Muntin, The strip separating window panes.
18.
Semantic Satiation, That feeling when you say a word too many times and it loses it’s meaning.
19.
Acnestis, The area that’s hard to reach between your shoulder blades.
20.
Scroop, The rustling swooshy sound that ball gowns make.
21.
Biblioklept, A compulsive book thief or hoarder.
22.
Zugzwang, When you’re playing chess and every possible move is to your disadvantage.
23.
Desire path, A path created naturally because it’s “the shortest or easiest” way.
24.
Semordnilap, A word that reads one way forward and another way backward. For example, “desserts,” “diaper” and “parts.” (It’s literally “palindromes” backwards.)
25.
Dysania, The difficulty of getting out of bed in the morning.