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Body embarrassment words in English
Learn words like hangnail, unibrow, hickey, and brain fart in everyday English.
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Lin
Ow! I have a hangnail. That tiny bit of skin by my nail.
Them
Don't pull it! Use clippers.
Lin
Fine. Also, should I shave my unibrow?
Them
What unibrow? Your eyebrows are fine.
Lin
Wait, is that a hickey on your neck?
Them
No! It's a mosquito bite! I think.
Lin
Sure it is. Sorry, brain fart. What were we talking about?
Them
Exactly. Nothing. We talked about nothing.
Key phrases
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Hand
✓ Hangnail.Small torn skin by a nail
/ˈhæŋneɪl/ Don't pull it; use clippers
Face
✓ Unibrow.Eyebrows joined in the middle
uni = one; brow = eyebrow
Awkward
✓ Hickey.A mark from kissing
/ˈhɪki/ Common excuse: mosquito bite
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✓ Brain fart.A sudden mind blank; you forget a word
Common in speech: Sorry, brain fart.
Quick answers
Hand: what to say in English
Say “Hangnail.” — small torn skin by a nail. /ˈhæŋneɪl/ Don't pull it; use clippers.
Face: what to say in English
Say “Unibrow.” — eyebrows joined in the middle. uni = one; brow = eyebrow.
Awkward: what to say in English
Say “Hickey.” — a mark from kissing. /ˈhɪki/ Common excuse: mosquito bite.
Save this: what to say in English
Say “Brain fart.” — a sudden mind blank; you forget a word. Common in speech: Sorry, brain fart.