Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · il y a 1 anWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square303fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1355arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · il y a 1 anmessage-square303fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJordan117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down1·il y a 1 anPetrichor: 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·il y a 1 anApparently Streptomyces are the cause.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·il y a 1 anI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-2il y a 1 anIt’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.