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Do You Know These Things Had Names? by jossiwan(m): 6:49am On Dec 21, 2019 |
DO YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES? 1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella. 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet. 4. The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble. 5. The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus. 6. The prongs on a fork are called tines. 7. The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called phosphenes. 8. The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent. 9. The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow. 10. Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus. 11. The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe. 12. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables. 13. When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang. 14. The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi. 15. The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye. 16. The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania. 17. Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage. 18. The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called tittle. 19. That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence. 20. The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device. 21. The process whereby a Nairaland member hijack FTC is called purloin. HOW MANY OF THE ABOVE DO YOU KNOW BEFORE NOW? Mods please FP olawalebabs Richiez Fynestboi 16 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Skyfornia(m): 6:59am On Dec 21, 2019 |
Nice one...the sound 'gbim gbim' that you felt in your heart when you touched your pocket and realized your phone is gone is called...egba mi o. 57 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by PrincessB1(f): 7:49am On Dec 21, 2019 |
Interesting |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by mohd001: 9:14am On Dec 21, 2019 |
hahab. The hole inbetween female laps is called ocean of money 3 Likes |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by TingSpace: 9:45am On Dec 21, 2019 |
Oga stop confusioning me the one I know is enough for me As they no teach me for school e mean say I no go need am |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by chariisGRACE(m): 9:50am On Dec 21, 2019 |
Educative Thanks Op 2 Likes
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Nobody: 10:55am On Dec 21, 2019 |
I actually believed the list till I got to the last one. No. 21. |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by blessedchild234(m): 12:44pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
front page..mods note this need be there as you can accertain its quite educative and enlightening too. |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Sabby1(m): 1:23pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
mohd001: Must you always expose your insensibility 5 Likes
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by ImmaculateJOE(m): 2:39pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Over morrow. Nice one |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by ImmaculateJOE(m): 2:41pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Over morrow. The day before yesterday is called ereyesterday. Nice one 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by kluivertngong: 2:56pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Wow, Interesting! I Never Knew Any. |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Higgies(m): 3:29pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
ImmaculateJOE:Na abba Morro you go see 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by ruggedtimi(m): 3:35pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
having wamble in my stomach |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Tonymegabush1(m): 4:41pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Nice one.... No. 9 though "overmorrow" you will hear ppl saying next tomorrow
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by EzePromoe: 5:59pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
The love for snake threads is called lalasticity. 2 Likes |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Nobody: 6:00pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Skyfornia: LOL This may actually get into the approved lexicon overmorrow... 1 Like |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Olatunde1808(m): 6:26pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Amstupid(m): 7:02pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Stupid thread |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Emestar1999: 7:10pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Overmorrow |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by cheechee1(m): 7:38pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
This is good OP. - Let me add this one. . . The day before yesterday is called EREYESTERDAY |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Nobody: 7:46pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Hahahaha... Cant stop laughing Skyfornia: |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Nobody: 7:51pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
No. 17 belongs to the medical doctors. Very annoying! |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by 21savages: 11:05pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
I'll be needing this word OverMorrow |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Slimguy0(m): 11:25pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Very educating but if I begin to think of remembering them my head will be headache me |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by phyya(f): 12:05am On Dec 22, 2019 |
Skyfornia:I just can't stop laughing |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by kennyjam: 12:09am On Dec 22, 2019 |
swallow my pride and learn nice OP
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by lilmarley: 4:07am On Dec 22, 2019 |
That OVERMORROW tho Say that shit to an average Nigerian and they'll be looking at you like
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by Roon9(m): 5:43am On Dec 22, 2019 |
Skyfornia: OmG! |
Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by leonard002(m): 6:29am On Dec 22, 2019 |
Skyfornia:
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Re: Do You Know These Things Had Names? by BankyGee(m): 10:05pm On Jan 14, 2020 |
Skyfornia:Just kill me
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