Wondrous Words Wednesday
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This word came from a kids’ book – Time For Kids BIG BOOK OF WHY.
1. rheum – “The official name is rheum (pronounced “room”).”
This is actually explained in the book but I wasn’t familiar with it so I thought I’d share it here:
Some people call them eye boogers, gunk, sand, or sleep. Whatever the term, that’s the crusty stuff that gathers in the corners of our eyes, especially after sleeping.
The official definition of rheum is a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
We’ve always called it eye poop.
I thought that stuff was because of the Sandman. My Wordy Wednesday post is here:
http://maefood.blogspot.com/2018/03/mud-luscious.html
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Eye gook for us!
I was closer than usual!
My opthamologist calls it “blepharitis” which I have of course! :–)
I knew rheumy but not the noun. This book for children sounds informative.
My son calls those eye boogers, so I may have to teach him this term. 🙂
We always called it eye sand.
There is no end to what I learn from Wondrous Words Wednesday!
I call it eye scab
Hmmm…interesting!
Haha, I call it ‘mungie’. I don’t know how many times I’ve said to my six-year-old at the breakfast table “you’ve got mungies in the corner of your eye”. I thought I made it up but unfortunately urban dictionary tells me that word already exists and means something entirely different!