| The word ‘puppy’ comes from the French ‘poupee’, meaning doll. |
| The act of yawning and stretching is called "pandiculation." |
| Unatractiphobia is the fear of ugliness. |
| If you are a ‘scoptophobic’, you have an intense fear of being seen. |
| The relationship of a godparent to the real parent of a child is called ‘compaternity’ |
| A ‘bibliophile’ is one who collects rare books. A ‘bibliopole’ is a seller of rare books. |
| A ‘nullipara’ is a woman who has never given birth to a child. |
| A collector who attempts to collect an example of every item in a particular field is called a ‘completist’. |
| The science of determining characteristic traits by examining a person’s shoes is scarpology |
| The word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian word "tattau," which means "to mark" |