Sunday, 16 December 2012

12 Enjoyable Names for Relatively Common Things

box tent : the plastic table-like item found in pizza boxes
jamais vu : that feeling of seeing something for the first time, even though there’s nothing new about it
paresthesia : that tingling sensation when your foot falls asleep
grawlix : the string of typographical symbols comic strips use to indicate profanity (“$%@!”)
caruncula : the small, triangular pink bump on the inside corner of each eye
badinage : another word for playful banter
rhumba : a group of rattlesnakes
dringle : to waste time by being lazy
agraffe : the wire cage that keeps the cork in a bottle of champagne
wings : those back flaps on a bra
rasher : a single slice of bacon
purlicue : the web between your thumb and forefinger

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