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

1.Nurdle: a tiny dab of toothpaste.

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2.Zarf: the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup.

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3.Tittle: the dot over an "i" or a "j."

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

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5.Aglet: the plastic coating on a shoelace.

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

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7.Paresthesia: that "pins and needles" feeling.

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

Bernese Mountain Dog - hangs out in her house waiting to go for a walk.
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9.Crapulence: that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much.

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10.Wamble: stomach rumbling.

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11.Vagitus: the cry of a newborn baby.

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

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13.Glabella: the space between your eyebrows.

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14.Petrichor: the way it smells outside after rain.

Close-up of dew-covered grass blades in a field, highlighting fresh morning growth
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15.Semantic satiation: what happens when you say a word so much it loses meaning.

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16.Natiform: something that looks like a butt.

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

pizza holder

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

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

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20.Minimus: your little toe or finger.

Woman's leg hurts, pain in the foot, massage of female feet at home
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21.Desire path: a path created by natural means, simply because it is the "shortest or most easily navigated" way.

mud line to the left of a path

22.Lemniscate: the infinity symbol.

infinite symbol in 3d on orange background
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23.Purlicue: the space between the thumb and forefingers.

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

metal part at the end of a pencil
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25.Overmorrow: the day after tomorrow.

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26.Collywobbles: "butterflies" in your stomach.

Person sitting in a chair at a desk, holding their stomach, possibly indicating discomfort or pain
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27.Nibling: the gender-neutral term for a niece or nephew.

A large, joyful group of people of various ages pose outdoors, smiling and raising their arms, suggesting a family gathering or celebration
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28.Snood: the fleshy thing around the beak of a turkey.

Close-up of a turkey's head with distinctive wrinkled skin and textured features against a black background
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29.Morton's toe: when your second toe is bigger than your big toe.

Bare feet with red nail polish on toes, positioned against a blue background
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30.Dysania: the constant inability to get out of bed in the morning.

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31.Defenestrate: to throw out a window.

Man is being hit by moving boxes being thrown out the window. RM
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32.Tines: the prongs on a fork.

Side Shot of a Silver Colored Fork Against White Background.
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33.Phosphenes: the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

Spiral illusion with converging lines creating a 3D vortex effect
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34.Rasceta: the lines on the inside of your wrist.

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

back view on wine bottles with colorful drink
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36.Quincunx : the name of the pattern on the five side of a die.

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

Antique-style eyeglasses with ornate twisted metal frames resting on a surface, accented with water droplets
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38.Columella nasi: the space between your nostrils.

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39.Armscye: the armhole in most clothing.

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40.Griffonage: unreadable handwriting.

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41.Mondegreen: misheard song lyrics.

Woman covering ears while teenage girl sings
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42.Octothorpe: the pound (#) sign.

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43.Muntin: the strips separating window panes.

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

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45.Obelus: the division sign (÷).

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

shoe measurer

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

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

Abstract cloud-like formation with soft, fluffy textures, resembling a floating puff of smoke, featured in a digital art context
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49.Butt-load: a unit of measurement, roughly equivalent to 126 gallons.

Rows of large, white plastic containers with black caps stacked on wooden pallets in a warehouse setting
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50.Tmesis: when you separate parts of a word for effect.

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