Damien from New York City, NY, is curious about the term his Hungarian grandmother used for the crust that forms at the corners of your eyes after a night’s sleep. The Hungarian word for eye boogers is csipa, pronounced “CHEE-pah.”...
The English adjective sloomy means “sluggish” or “sleepy,” and a sloom is “a light sleep.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of ““Sloomy” Means Sleepy or Sluggish” If you need a synonym...
A Dallas caller asked whether the grainy stuff that collects in the corners of your eyes overnight goes by different names in different families or regions. The medical term is rheum, from Greek for “to flow,” but many people prefer sleepy sand, eye...
What do you call the crust that forms in the corners of your eyes when you sleep? Sleepy dust, sleepy sand, eyejam, eye boogers, eye potatoes, sleep sugar, eye crusties, sleepyjacks. An Indiana man wonders if anyone else uses his family’s term...
BR n.— «Baton Rouge, or BR as it is sometimes called locally, has been growing in size and economic stature for more than a decade, while the Big Easy has been shrinking.» —“A Sleepy Baton Rouge Wakes Up a Boomtown” by...