50 Extremely Common Things That Literally Every Person On Earth Has Been Calling The Wrong Name Their Entire Life

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Nurdle: a tiny dab of toothpaste.

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Zarf: the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup.

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Tittle: the dot over an “i” or a “j.”

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Phloem bundles: those long stringy things you see when peeling a banana.

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Aglet: the plastic coating on a shoelace.

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

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Groak: to look at someone, silently hoping they’ll give you some food they’re eating.

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Crapulence: that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much.

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Vagitus: the cry of a newborn baby.

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Crepuscular rays: those visible rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky.

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Glabella: the space between your eyebrows.

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Petrichor: the way it smells outside after rain.

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Natiform: something that looks like a butt.

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Pizza saver: the table in the middle of a pizza box.

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Lunula: the white, crescent-shaped part of the nail.

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Cornicione: the outer part of the crust on a pizza.

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Minimus: your little toe or finger.

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

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Purlicue: the space between the thumb and forefingers.

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Ferrule: the metal part at the end of a pencil.

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Nibling: the gender-neutral term for a niece or nephew.

28.

Snood: the fleshy thing around the beak of a turkey.

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Morton’s toe: when your second toe is bigger than your big toe.

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Dysania: the constant inability to get out of bed in the morning.

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Tines: the prongs on a fork.

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Phosphenes: the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

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Rasceta: the lines on the inside of your wrist.

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Punt: the indent at the bottom of a wine bottle.

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Quincunx : the name of the pattern on the five side of a die.

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Agraffe: the wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne.

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Armscye: the armhole in most clothing.

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Muntin: the strips separating window panes.

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Snellen chart: the chart you look at when you take an eye exam.

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Obelus: the division sign (÷).

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Brannock device: the thing they use to measure your feet at the shoe store.

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Scurryfunge: the time you run around cleaning frantically right before company comes over.

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Gnurr: the lint that collects in the bottom of your pockets.

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Butt-load: a unit of measurement, roughly equivalent to 126 gallons.

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Tmesis: when you separate parts of a word for effect.