Weird

21 Everyday Things You Didn't Know We Had Names For

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 12:02

Life is full of strange things. We tend to form weird bonds with inanimate objects, it turns out Walt Disney, the father of all things happy and good, was actually a misogynistic jerk, and if you really wanted to, you could study wasting time on the internet as a university course.

And then there's a whole plethora of not-so-strange, yet greatly undiscovered things. Exhibit number one: words. Did you know the tip of your middle finger is called a dactylion? And that those little specs of light you sometimes see when you close your eyes are called phosphenes? Well, now you know. Now you know.

21 Everyday Things You Didn't Know We Have Names For

Having difficulty getting out of bed in the morning.

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The area between your shoulder blades that you can never scratch.

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The plastic or metal things at the end of shoelaces.

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The rustling swooshy sound that ballgowns make.

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The depressed area of skin under your nose and above your upper lip.

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The indent on the bottom of wine bottle.

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The crying of a newborn baby.

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The mishearing of a song lyric.

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Visualising something with sound.

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The opposite of phallic; describes something shaped like a vulva or a vagina.

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When a misspelling or typo still makes sense in the context of a sentence (e.g. Bonne appetite vs. Bone apple tea).

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A non-English word that describes something for which there is no English word (e.g. Wanderlust).

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When a problem suddenly goes away when you attempt to study or fix it.

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The dot over an i or j.

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A very powerful person.

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The tip of the middle finger.

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The combination of ? and !

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A cat lover.

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The act of looking at someone’s crotch.

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The bright spots you see when you close your eyes.

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A small dab of toothpaste on your toothbrush.

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Can't see the rude word? Here's a clue: it's "bumhole".

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Okay, they did that on purpose.

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Apparently not.

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From the Australian version. Absolutely appalling form. Have they no shame?

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Another solid reason people enjoy this show.

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We’re guessing this isn’t the first time this viewer has hit the pause button during Carol’s letters rounds.

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Made all the better because she had to spell the word “poo” first.

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And there’s the money shot! As hilarious to every student watching as it is innocuous to all the old biddies in Bridport.

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Another one for the student viewers.

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Oof. Is it getting hot in here?

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Alright, just work past it. It’s not too bad.

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Alright Carol, enough giggling. We’re better than this.

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Bit cheeky, but not too controversial.

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