40 Interesting Words For Things You Probably Never Knew Had A Name

The way it smells after it rains is called petrichor.

The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

Finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning is called dysania.

The phenomenon of repeating a word and temporarily losing its meaning is called semantic satiation.

That sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

When you combine a question mark with an exclamation mark (‽), it is referred to as an interrobang.

A series of typographical symbols, such as $#!, used in text as a replacement for profanity is called a grawlix.

The action of throwing something or someone out of a window is called defenestration.

The individual parts of raspberries and blackberries are called drupelets.

The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

A path that is created in the grass by people walking on it because it is the shortest way is called desire line.

The tingling sensation you get when your foot's asleep is called paresthesia.

The space between your eyebrows is called glabella.

Illegible handwriting is called griffonage.

A word that means one thing forward and another backward is called semordnilap, for example, desserts and stressed.

Your little toe or finger is called digitus minimus.

The sheen of a light that you see when you close your eyes is called phosphenes.

The metal thing used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Brannock device.

The day before yesterday is called ereyesterday.

A cup holder for hot drinks is called zarf.