Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前message-square305fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJordan117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78arrow-down1·3 个月前Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·3 个月前Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 个月前I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 个月前It’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.