Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1338arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square288fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJordan117linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75arrow-down1·6 months agoPetrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months agoApparently Streptomyces are the cause.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·6 months agoI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
minus-squarebuddascrayonlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 months agoIt’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
It’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.