These Things Actually Have Names

Nathan Johnson Published 05/16/2014 in Pop Culture

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
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
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
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
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
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
23.
Vagitus - the cry of a newborn baby
24.
Zarf - the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup

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
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
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
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
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
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
23.
Vagitus - the cry of a newborn baby
24.
Zarf - the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup