· The permanent teeth that erupt to replace their primary predecessors (baby teeth) are called succedaneous teeth
· The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts dots
· Sunbeams that shine down through the clouds are called crespucular rays
· A "pogonip" is a heavy winter fog containing ice crystals
· The thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a contrail
· The forward slash character on your keyboard is also known as a slant, virgule or solidus
· In the Chinese written language, the ideograph for "trouble" represents two women under one roof
· A misomaniac is someone who hates everything
· The infinite sign is called a Lemniscate
· Priests in Australia advise you to say Happy Christmas, not Merry Christmas, because Merry has connotations of getting drunk.
· The act of yawning and stretching is called "pandiculation."
· A group of crows is called a murder
· A "clue" originally meant a ball of thread. This is why one is said to unravel the clues of a mystery
· In circus parlance, a "Joey" is a clown with at least five years of experience.
· 'Smithee' is a pseudonym that filmmakers use when they don't want their names to appear in the credits.
· A collector who attempts to collect an example of every item in a particular field is called a 'completist'.
· Mummies, are so called because of the wax (or 'mum' ) which is smeared on to the bandages for waterproofing
· The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of"
· The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle
· A 'bibliophile' is one who collects rare books.
· A 'bibliopole' is a seller of rare books.
· A nihilist believes in nothing
· The little bits of paper left over when holes are punched in data cards or tape are called "chad"
· The name "piano" is an abbreviation of Cristofori's original name for the instrument: piano et forte, or soft and loud
· The loop on a belt that holds the loose-end is called a "keeper"
· Blype is the skin that peels off after a bad sunburn
· The relationship of a godparent to the real parent of a child is called 'compaternity'
· A 'nullipara' is a woman who has never given birth to a child.
· "Whirly Girls" is the name of the International Association of Women Helicopter Pilots.
· Obsessive nose picking is referred to as rhinotillexomania
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