20 New And Improved Names For Boring, Everyday Stuff

Sara Boboltz
Updated

Words are hard. Whether it's due to a language barrier, a post-op haze or something else entirely, we've seen your struggle with the English language. And we feel for you!

In fact, we'd like to toast your occasional memory lapse, since linguistic slip-ups can result in some pretty ingenious new words and phrases for everyday things. Feel free to start using these ones immediately.

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space light


Shoutout to XKCD for always being relevant.

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porksicles


Shoutout to Aziz Ansari's alter ego, who'd want us to treat ourselves.

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water with corners
water with corners


Shoutout to slimydog for quick thinking.

potato sticks
potato sticks


Shoutout to RexErection, who struggled more than most.

finger pants
finger pants


Shoutout to us, because we're sometimes creative.

horse tornado
horse tornado


Shoutout to disguisenburg for being neighborly.

sneeze paper
sneeze paper


Shoutout to EnragedPorkchop for having weird friends.

sugar bagels
sugar bagels


Shoutout to the Redbull that allowed us to think up this one, too.

kittens 13
kittens 13


Shoutout to iminclinedtopursue52 for befriending a German person.

spray scream
spray scream


Shoutout to Clown_Prince_Of_Web for sharing.

cereal water
cereal water


Shoutout to iwannaelroyyou for changing how we view dairy.

raw toast
raw toast


Shoutout to Murrello for proving that mornings are often difficult.

fish museum
fish museum


Shoutout to kittymissles for perpetuating misinformation.

campground for dead
campground for dead


Shoutout to innosins for not making up lame excuses.

electric hose
electric hose


Shoutout to Boondoggle for such descriptive prowess.

bird leaf
bird leaf


Shoutout to doctor_jeff for publicly humiliating his friend.

burrito blankets
burrito blankets


Shoutout to MSeltz for loving burritos.

sand moose
sand moose


Shoutout to miss-apple-pie for having good ideas.

tiny lobster
tiny lobster


Shoutout to Aziz again because we like him a lot.

roll of inches
roll of inches


Shoutout to UniverseProjects for sparking this post.

Shoutout to Getty for background images.

50: Snoop Lion

<a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/snoop-dogg-0708" target="_blank">“It makes me feel the way I need to feel.”</a>
“It makes me feel the way I need to feel.”

49: Rick Steves

<a href="http://www.laweekly.com/2012-04-12/art-books/rick-steves-pot-marijuana-advocate/" target="_blank">"I have used cannabis all over the world."</a>
"I have used cannabis all over the world."

47: Rihanna

<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087637/Rihanna-smoking-weed-Hawaii-Singer-posts-cannabis-quote-Twitter.html" target="_blank">"Kush rolled, glass full... I prefer the better things!"</a>

46: Hugh Hefner

<a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/special/anderson/highinamerica8.htm" target="_blank">“Smoking helped put me in touch with the realm of the senses.”</a>
“Smoking helped put me in touch with the realm of the senses.”

45: Miley Cyrus

<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/28/news/la-heb-miley-cyrus-marijuana-health-20111128" target="_blank">"You know you're a stoner when your friends make you a Bob Marley cake."</a>

44: Bryan Cranston

<a href="http://business.highbeam.com/137462/article-1G1-266750728/bryan-cranston-breaking-bad-intriguing-drug-kingpin" target="_blank">"Pot always just made me sleepy.” </a>
"Pot always just made me sleepy.”

43: Robert Downey Jr

<a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/celebrity/Downey-Jr-Dishes-to-Rolling-Stone--92440874.html" target="_blank">“Robert Downey Jr. said he started smoking weed at age 8.”</a>
“Robert Downey Jr. said he started smoking weed at age 8.”

42: Madonna

<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2009/10/madonna_on_letterman.html" target="_blank">"It [my behavior on the show in 1994] wasn't because I was excited about you [David Letterman]. I think it may have had something to do with the joint I smoked before I came on."</a>

41: Johnny Depp

<a href="http://www.celebstoner.com/201201199489/celebstoners/top-celebstoners/johnny-depp.html" target="_blank">"I'm not a great pothead or anything like that… but weed is much, much less dangerous than alcohol."</a>

40: Phil Jackson

In 1975 he wrote “Maverick,” a memoir about his days playing in the NBA. Among other things, Jackson spoke frankly about marijuana use. -- <a href="http://www.salon.com/2001/05/29/jackson_16/" target="_blank">Salon</a>
In 1975 he wrote “Maverick,” a memoir about his days playing in the NBA. Among other things, Jackson spoke frankly about marijuana use. -- Salon

39: Sarah Palin

<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/29/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4397109.shtml" target="_blank">"I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled.”</a>
"I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled.”

38: Justin Bieber

"Bieber both confirmed that he'd been caught smoking weed and apologized for it." -- <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/10/justin-bieber-apologizes-smoking-weed_n_2657314.html" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>
"Bieber both confirmed that he'd been caught smoking weed and apologized for it." -- Huffington Post

37: Maya Angelou

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angelou-Blooms-BioCritiques-Cindy-Dyson/dp/0791061779" target="_blank">“Angelou settled into a job as a waitress and began smoking marijuana with abandon.”</a>

36: Lincoln Chafee

<a href="http://news.providencejournal.com/politics/2012/03/chafee-declines-to-state-views-on-marijuana-decriminalizationreadynens-to-h.html" target="_blank">"In 1999, then-Warwick Mayor Lincoln D. Chafee won accolades for his honesty in acknowledging he used marijuana and cocaine as a 1970s student at Brown University."</a>

35: Matt Damon

<a href="http://weedquotes.blogspot.com/2011/05/matt-damon-weed-quotes.html" target="_blank">“The first time I smoked was at home with my mother and step-father.”</a>
“The first time I smoked was at home with my mother and step-father.”

34: Conan O'Brien

<a href="http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010-11-05/conan-obrien-talks-to-playboy-magazine" target="_blank">“I’ve tried pot, but it doesn’t do much for me.”</a>
“I’ve tried pot, but it doesn’t do much for me.”

33: Susan Sarandon

<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1992-08-30/entertainment/ca-8213_1_susan-sarandon/2" target="_blank">"Cocaine didn't interest me. Not at all. I'm way way back in the early pot…"</a>

32: Andrew Sullivan

<a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/2009/09/sullivan_avoids_pot_charges.html" target="_blank">"The blogger and commentator Andrew Sullivan was busted in July for possessing a small amount of marijuana within the Cape Cod National Seashore."</a>

31: John Hickenlooper

<a href="http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n997/a08.html?1263" target="_blank">"As I've already been open about in the past -- and as I assume many would expect -- I made personal choices when I was younger that I neither support nor condone for others and certainly wouldn't encourage through public policy."</a>

30: Seth MacFarlane

<a href="http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/03/seth_macfarlane_swears_off_marijuana" target="_blank">"I don't smoke much pot anymore."</a>
"I don't smoke much pot anymore."

29: Martha Stewart

<a href="http://laist.com/2013/06/21/martha_stewart_of_course_i_know_how.php" target="_blank">"Of course I know how to roll a joint."</a>
"Of course I know how to roll a joint."

28: Angelina Jolie

<a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/66340-angelina-jolies-reefer-madness" target="_blank">“… the one that has the worst effect for me was pot. I felt silly and giggly - I hate feeling like that.”</a>

27: Morgan Freeman

<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/apr/21/artsfeatures" target="_blank">"Never give up the ganja."</a>
"Never give up the ganja."

26: David Letterman

<a href="http://www.cannabisculture.com/node/9795" target="_blank">“I went through one period when I smoked a surprising, a really breath-taking, amount of grass almost every night.”</a>

25: Jennifer Aniston

<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-71729/I-enjoy-cannabis-says-Jen.html#ixzz24Cka4lW5" target="_blank">“I enjoy it once in a while. There is nothing wrong with that. Everything in moderation. I wouldn't call myself a pot-head.”</a>

24: Michael Phelps

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-graham/michael-phelps-bong-pictu_b_162842.html" target="_blank">“[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.”</a>

23: Tom Brokaw

<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/brokaw-on-politics-pot_b17951" target="_blank">“…what I did was experiment with a little marijuana like a lot of other people and walked away…”</a>

22: Ted Turner

<a href="http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2606.html" target="_blank">"CNN anchor Gwen Scott claimed it is common knowledge that Turner sits in his office and smokes marijuana."</a>

21: Brad Pitt

<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2091647/Brad-Pitt-quit-smoking-marijuana-turned-doughnut.html#ixzz24BzxWK00" target="_blank">“I was hiding out from the celebrity thing, I was smoking way too much [marijuana].”</a>

20: Lady Gaga

<a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/02/lady-gaga-i-smoke-a-lot-of-pot-when-i-write-music-/1#.T143xczXEfI" target="_blank">"I smoke a lot of pot when I write music."</a>

19: Michael Bloomberg

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/10/nyregion/bloomberg-says-he-regrets-marijuana-remarks.html" target="_blank">"You bet I did. And I enjoyed it.''</a>
"You bet I did. And I enjoyed it.''

18: George Clooney

<a href="http://www.theweedblog.com/ten-celebrity-potheads-that-might-surprise-you/" target="_blank">“The owner of a local cannabis café told reporters George Clooney was no stranger there.”</a>

17: Rush Limbaugh

<a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73661.html" target="_blank">Told Playboy in 1993 that he'd smoked marijuana a few times, and inhaled.</a>
Told Playboy in 1993 that he'd smoked marijuana a few times, and inhaled.

16: LeBron James

<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4350557" target="_blank">“James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.”</a>

15: Sanjay Gupta

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gupta-changed-mind-marijuana/index.html?hpt=hp_c4" target="_blank">"I have tried it."</a>
"I have tried it."

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.