Friday, September 14, 2012

Fun Fact Friday - Words You Never Knew

Tittle


The dot over an 'i' or 'j.'

Lunule


The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail.

Crepuscular Rays


Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as “God's rays.”

Ferrule


The metal part on a pencil.

Gynecomastia


Man-boobs.

Muntin


The strip separating window panes.

Morton's Toe


When your second toe is bigger than your big toe.

Arms Akimbo


Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips.

Desire Path


A path created by natural means, simply because it is the “shortest or most easily navigated” way.

Semantic Satiation


What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit.

Skeuomorph


“A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary.” For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above.

Brannock Device


What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store.

Paresthesia


The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition.

Phosphenes


The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

Armscye


The armhole in most clothing.

Wamble


Stomach rumble.

Feat


A dangling piece of curly hair.

Peen


The side opposite the hammer's striking side.

Rectal Tenesmus


The feeling of incomplete defecation. We've all been there.

Dysania


The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning.

Mondegreen


Misheard lyrics.

Petrichor


The way it smells outside after rain.

Philtrum


The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.

Purlicue


The space between the thumb and the forefingers.

Aglet


The plastic coating on a shoelace.

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