44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary

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44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary

When you hear about new words being added to the dictionary, it’s always about annoying slang like “selfie” or “photobomb.” The thing is, there are tons and tons of amazing, useful, interesting words in there that you never hear about. We asked our readers to teach us their favorites.

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You know that empty space at the top of contained products such as bottles of liquid or bags of chips? ER2b That's called 'ullage'
The sciEntific term for the stretching believed to happen when something. gets too close to a black hole is: Spaghettification ettification CRACKED.CO
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Semordnilap is a word that, when spelled backward, creates another word. For example, desserts is stressed spelled backward. Semordnilap is a semo
The pointy part of your elbow is called olecranon. CRACKED COMT
The metal part of a pencil that holds the eraser is called a ferrule.
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44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary
Any word coined for something that has no specific name (such as blivett- to turn a pillow over and over in order to find the cool spot) pnotograp t

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GOWPEN the shape of a bowl created by holding your hands together CRACKED COM
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The name for the drooling, loosely drooping lips on dog breeds like bloodhounds is NOT endless slobber factory. They're actually called CRACKEDCON F
Someone who overstays at college is called a: G MUsIc 4BAAD HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? PERENDINANT
Vocables are words in songs that don't have any meaning. I'm in love with your body Oh-1-oh-1-oh-|-oh-1 I'm in love with your body Oh-I-oh--oh-1-oh-1
If you are a cat lover, you can also call yourself an ailurophile.
SjZMARK The impression your posterlor makes when you fall backwards in Snow
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Borboryg gmus is the gurgling or rumbling sound your tummy sometimes makes. CRACKED COM
You know that brain-sucking feeling when you open only one window on the highway? IT'S A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS HELMHOLTZ RESONANCE. Helmholtz only works
You know those little pieces of metal or plastic at the end of your shoelaces? They are called aglets.
44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary
Having difficulty getting out of bed in the morning? There's a word for that. Save a few syllables by calling it... Dysania. 6:00 E M104
The foam beer on has a name: barm Beer snobs rejoice!
Onychophagy is the annoying habit of biting your nails.
44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary
AN CRACKEDcO AMBIGRAM IS AN ARTISTIC FORM OF TYPOGRAPHY THAT CAN BE READ IN MORE THAN ONE WAY - RIGHT-SIDE UP, UPSIDE-DOWN, OR IN A MIRROR. incredilll
The dental term for the space between two teeth is diastema. CRACKEDCOMT
IF YOUR NAME ALSO DESCRIBES Rezae YOUR oo BOLT PROFESSION THAT'S CALLED AN APTRONYM CRACKED COM
CALLIPYGOUS means having attractively shaped buttocks. A (Your flirting vocabulary just got a whole lot more refined.) Good morning, You also, Julie

Cereology

Cereology That's the actual name of the science that studies the crop circle phenomena. CRACKED.COM
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The correct term for the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup to protectyourfingers from hot liquids is a ZARF. CRACKED COM
those weird You know and patterns you smears faintly see sometimes can close your eyes? when you Those are PHOSPHENES, the impression of there light w
Anhedonia When you've lost interest in things that you once enjoyed CRACKED.COM
When you emphasize something by sticking a word inside of a different compound word, like... That was one delicious ham- FLIPPIN- burger! ...you're ac
That annoying feeling you get when your foot falls asleep is called paresthesia. CRACKED COM
44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary
44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary

Chads

ORAOI ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS ARE CHADS: Libya Tibesti Sudan Chad Niger lake Chad Darfur N Djamena Nigeria Cameroon C.A.R. THIS NICKELBACK SINGER
CRACKED COM PETRICHOR The distinct, pleasant smell of rain on dry ground.
44 Amazing, Real Words You Should Add to Your Vocabulary
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