Results: Even More Doohickey Names
Published on 10/10/2020
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Yes, there are a lot of doohickeys that actually do have names. How many of these did you know?
Philtrum -- The area between the bottom of your nose and the top of your lip
13%
302 votes
Tragus -- That piece of cartilage on the outer part of the ear that blocks the ear passage.
8%
183 votes
Mondegreen -- Misheard lyrics which change the meaning of the song
5%
123 votes
Scurryfunge -- The hasty, last-minute, cleaning up of the house when guests are on their way over.
3%
75 votes
Knew all of these
3%
63 votes
None
76%
1748 votes
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How many of these did you know?
Nibling -- Like how siblings refer to sister or brother, niblings refer to nephew or niece.
5%
114 votes
Lunula -- The white crescent near the base of your fingernail
14%
318 votes
Phloem bundles -- The strings on a banana that come off when you peel a banana.
4%
96 votes
Powercycling -- Turning off then turning on again your computer
16%
365 votes
Knew all
3%
58 votes
None
69%
1573 votes
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3.
How about these?
Rowel -- The part of a cowboy's spur, which has sharp points and rotates.
7%
162 votes
Griffonage -- Handwriting so aesthetically challenged, it's almost impossible to read.
4%
89 votes
Autodidact -- A person who is self-taught. Among some of the biggest names who are autodidacts are Leonardo da Vinci, The Wright Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, film-makers Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Woody Allen and Stanley Kubrick.
14%
320 votes
Earworm -- The song you cannot get out of your head
27%
628 votes
Knew all
2%
46 votes
None
61%
1386 votes
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And, finally, these last few -- how many did you know?
Wamble -- Stomach rumbling.
4%
100 votes
Chanking -- Spat-out food.
3%
75 votes
Souffle cup -- those little ketchup/condiment cups
14%
314 votes
Cornicione -- The outer part of the crust on a pizza.
4%
82 votes
Knew all
2%
53 votes
None
79%
1797 votes
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