20 Uncommon Names for Common Things How do you call a white ending of a fingernail? How about a plastic ending of a shoelace? Believe it or not, these funny little things you see every day have their specific, if slightly strange, common names! Our team here at Saundz made a little research about these everyday items with uncommon names that we rarely encounter. You will be surprised by how many words for things you see and use daily are generally unknown. SEE ALSO: Tech Words You Are Probably Mispronouncing After you read all these new terms we’ll ask you to name them in your own language… That is – if you can. Ready for the challenge? Here’s a list of 20 such terms in English. 1. Aglet - a plastic ending of a shoelace 2. Box tent/pizza saver - a small plastic object placed in the middle of a pizza-box to prevent the lid of the box to press the upper side of the pizza 3. Caruncula - the pink triangle in the corner of your eye is called caruncula. It is basically a gland that produces sweat and tears 4. Desire Path - when people create a “natural” path across the park away from the beaten path because it is quicker and easier, it is called a desire path. 5. Dewclaw - a fifth claw on a dog’s leg usually positioned above the other toes 6. Dysania - It’s early morning and you feel it’s impossible to get out of bed. There is a name for that – dysania 7. Fauxhawk - a hairstyle in which the hair is longer on the top of the head than on the back. The name derived from the Mohawk – the crest, with completely shaved sides if the head, leaving only the hair in the middle of the head 8. Ferrule - the metal part of a graphite pencil between the eraser and the pencil 9. Glassine - a special type of very thin and smooth paper that is used for holding chocolates in boxes because it is air and water resistant 10. The Gluteal crease - a place where the upper leg meets the lower buttocks 11. Grawlix - typographical symbols used to depict profane language in a comic book (#!?&%$) 12. Lunula - the ending of a finger nail, usually white 13. Mondegreen - Have you ever noticed that you’ve been singing that song using incorrect lyrics for a long time? It is called mondegreen and refers to misheard lyrics of the song. The term actually comes from an old song that included the line “They slew the Earl of Moray and laid him on the green,” which was commonly misheard as “They slew the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen.” Check the lyrics on the internet. 14. Morton’s Toe - If your second toe is bigger than your big toe, then you have a Morton’s toe. 15. Paresthesia - When your foot or arm falls asleep and you feel the tingling sensation, it is called paresthesia. 16. Philtrum - the vertical space between the nose and the upper lip 17. Rhumba - a group of rattlesnakes 18. Semantic Satiation - repeating a word for so many times that it loses its meaning 19. Tittle - the dot above the letters “j” and “i” 20. Umbrella hitchhiking - to start walking with a complete stranger under his/her umbrella when it’s raining 20 Best Ways to Start a Conversation in English Pronunciation Challenges: What are the Hardest English Words to Pronounce? Weird Pronunciations of Celebrity Names You Had me at Hello: Pronunciation Patterns of Famous Movie… How to Improve Spoken English? 0 Responses to “20 Uncommon Names for Common Things” Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. - mandatory field