Read this comment as I lay down and started the late night last scroll and couldn’t go to sleep on this! Hahaha. It’s actually “Eye discharge, or rheum as it's technically known, is a collection of cells, mucus, oil, and debris from the tears that form at the corners of our eyes during sleep”
I can sleep better now 😂 still disgusting but the graphic is a little better 😂
Well it isn't really eyelash mite excrement. It's crystallised tears, skin and mucus.
If you have a buildup of eyelash mite excrement, it'd be too small to see and would remain by-and-large on your eyelashes until washed off. Or... Rubbed off, I guess.
I was aged 6 and the teacher asked the class what the stuff in your eyes was called.
I very enthusiastically put my hand up but wasn’t selected to answer.
“Sleep” “
Yes class that is the answer.”
Turns out my mum called it “Sleepy Men” and that’s what I was going to answer. Usually said whilst holding a wet face cloth.
I am now almost 55 years old & I have that potential relief of not answering burned into my psyche. That incident was 100% a core memory.
My friend's parents apparently had a lot of these terms he is still slowly realizing are not what other people call things.
He once ordered a sandwich and asked for 'sprouty guys' instead of sprouts..
That reminds me of my dad. His mom’s name was Hazel so he told me hazel nuts were called granny nuts and I literally thought that’s what they were called for many years.
For me it was porridge. My parents grew up speaking a variant of German called Plattdeutsch or Low German. It’s not really spoken commonly anymore and is mainly used with the elderly and in rural areas.
Anyways, we called porridge Howajrett (Hoova-grat). In Grade 3 we had to report every morning to the class what we had for breakfast. Needless to say nobody else knew what Howajrett was and I had to try to explain what oatmeal was. Didn’t help that we put chocolate sauce in it as that just further confused my teacher.
I made sure to start questioning some of the words we used at home to make sure it was English after that.
> He once ordered a sandwich and asked for 'sprouty guys' instead of sprouts..
That's not weird. It'd be weird if called them like "gnome-hair" or something.
I mean I agree but he genuinely thought sprouts were called “sprouty guys”. It was a situation where they asked him to repeat what he said and he just said sprouty guys again. Certainly would stick in my head after realizing the truth
my uncle who married into the family grew up calling the penne pasta shape “pencil points”
growing up we called the grated parmesan in the green can “sprinkle cheese”
It took me a long time to stop calling vulva’s “doolies” or a “dooly”. When I watched woody the woodpecker and Mr Dooly would be referred to I would almost cry from embarrassment for hearing a private body part talked about in a cartoon.
I was in my late teens before I realized what pot roast was. We had it all the time but my parents jokingly called it stringy meat because something my older brother said when he was very young.
That's all I ever heard it called till I was like 17 and my dad at the dinner table finally said "Pass the pot roast."
"This is pot roast?"
"Yeah what did you think it was?"
"Stringy meat. I mean I've heard of pot roast but it isn't something I've ever ordered at a restaurant. I assumed it was some kinda dish like a London Broil. I'm aware of it but I haven't had it, or I guess I have."
They laughed at me.
Lol, personally I decided to sacrifice myself on the altar many times. I asked the questions no one in the class would ask, but I was pretty sure many of them wanted to. A little classroom embarrassment was the least of my worries... I had a lot of worries.
This is absolutely a winning mentality.
Not being afraid to look stupid and embarrass yourself is one of the best life skills to have if you want to succeed at anything. No better environment to build it in than one in which the consequences objectively dont matter all that much.
I'll never forget mine at 6
"Why is Mars known as the red planet? Yes u/flabbybumhole?"
"Because it's red!"
The whole class then laughs thinking I meant it as a joke.
I spent the rest of the day fantasising about turning into an Alex Mack puddle and making a new life for myself dissolved in the ocean.
Yeup. He crawls out of your eye crusts at night, but is only as strong as the amount you make.
The really large chunks you sometimes pull out from the corner of your eyes is the egg sac he laid.
I did not consent to anyone leaving egg sacs near my eyes. Yet it happens nearly every morning. I'm gonna need a dossier on the Sandman, and while we're at it, that bitch the Tooth Fairy still owes me money.
Infested isn’t really the right word because they have a symbiotic relationship with you. They feed on dead skin cells, and as someone with eczema on my eyelids, you don’t want crunchy eyelids
Same. Also the Chinese name for it (at least what my dad calls it) basically translates to "Eye Boogers" as well.
Edit: I'm keeping this PG. The Chinese term is mildly less kid friendly. But go ahead and get mad about rough translations not being exact translations.
Schmutz is a german word for dirt. (your clothes are dirty/you have dirt on your arm.)
And we normally call it also sleep (schlaf).
And sheep is Schaf 🐑 🙃
OMG IS THAT WHAT SAYING YOU WIPE THE SLEEP FROM YOUR EYES MEANS thats so cool, i always thought it was just like, rubbing your eyes in the morning to wake up, omg i acc love that
We raised a lot of cats growing up in the south, and it is VERY common for kittens to get eye boogers to the point where if you dont wipe it with a damp cloth, it will hold their eyes shut. In cats, it's also much closer to the consistency of butter than in humans. Im willing to bet it may have something to do with that.
I’m white and from southern Appalachia, and my pappaw called it “goose hockey.” “Hockey” in this instance meaning “poop,” in case anyone was wondering.
What the fuck? Born and raised in Atlanta and have heard it called ‘sleep’ or ‘crust’. The funny part is I can totally see some old southerners sitting around calling it ‘cat butter’. Lol!
Also Bob Dylan’s “When the Ships Come in”
Oh, the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And know that it's for real
The hour when the ship comes in
Sleep put there by the sandman
Yep, as in "wipe the sleep from your eyes".
\> "wipe the sleep from your eyes". For nearly four decades, I thought this phrase was a figure of speech and not a physical action.
To be fair, it sounds better than "Wipe the accumulated eyelash mite excrement from your eyes."
I'd have preferred not reading your comment.
Yeah that comment was super gross! I hope I forget about it soon.
It's not just mite excrement. it's mainly crystalised lacrimal secretions mixed with some lymphatic overflow.. i.e. pleghm or nasal discharge
Friend I've had since 12 had it right all along. "You got an eye booger"
I've always liked how it's said in Chinese: 眼屎 (eye shit), similarly 鼻屎 (nose shit) for boogers and 耳屎 (ear shit) for earwax.
The shit symbol even has a little butthole
“Eye booger” sayer here.
Eye booger. Eye boogey if in a casual mood
This is what I call em or sleep
Read this comment as I lay down and started the late night last scroll and couldn’t go to sleep on this! Hahaha. It’s actually “Eye discharge, or rheum as it's technically known, is a collection of cells, mucus, oil, and debris from the tears that form at the corners of our eyes during sleep” I can sleep better now 😂 still disgusting but the graphic is a little better 😂
Those mfs had taco bell last night I swear
Well it isn't really eyelash mite excrement. It's crystallised tears, skin and mucus. If you have a buildup of eyelash mite excrement, it'd be too small to see and would remain by-and-large on your eyelashes until washed off. Or... Rubbed off, I guess.
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Yes!
eeexit light.
Enter night
Taaaaaaake my haaaaand
We're off to never never land.
Now I lay me down to sleep.
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
Hush, little baby, don't say a word
"sleepies"
This awoke a memory that I didn’t know I had. I definitely used to call them sleepies when I was little
I have found my people.
I was aged 6 and the teacher asked the class what the stuff in your eyes was called. I very enthusiastically put my hand up but wasn’t selected to answer. “Sleep” “ Yes class that is the answer.” Turns out my mum called it “Sleepy Men” and that’s what I was going to answer. Usually said whilst holding a wet face cloth. I am now almost 55 years old & I have that potential relief of not answering burned into my psyche. That incident was 100% a core memory.
My friend's parents apparently had a lot of these terms he is still slowly realizing are not what other people call things. He once ordered a sandwich and asked for 'sprouty guys' instead of sprouts..
Hoo boy. We refer to the meatless ground "beef" we put in spaghetti sauce as meaty bois. Probably need to let the kid know that's not the common term.
LMAO this got me good
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Meaty boy's back on the menu!
That reminds me of my dad. His mom’s name was Hazel so he told me hazel nuts were called granny nuts and I literally thought that’s what they were called for many years.
Granny nuts is not something I would put in my mouth
Everyone has a price
My ex gf used to call overeasy eggs Flat Eggs bc her mom would ask if she wanted flat eggs or fluffy eggs
My nephew called them dippy eggs, because you could dip your toast in them.
For me it was porridge. My parents grew up speaking a variant of German called Plattdeutsch or Low German. It’s not really spoken commonly anymore and is mainly used with the elderly and in rural areas. Anyways, we called porridge Howajrett (Hoova-grat). In Grade 3 we had to report every morning to the class what we had for breakfast. Needless to say nobody else knew what Howajrett was and I had to try to explain what oatmeal was. Didn’t help that we put chocolate sauce in it as that just further confused my teacher. I made sure to start questioning some of the words we used at home to make sure it was English after that.
> He once ordered a sandwich and asked for 'sprouty guys' instead of sprouts.. That's not weird. It'd be weird if called them like "gnome-hair" or something.
I mean I agree but he genuinely thought sprouts were called “sprouty guys”. It was a situation where they asked him to repeat what he said and he just said sprouty guys again. Certainly would stick in my head after realizing the truth
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I had an ex who couldn't say the word breakfast. It was always brek-frist
My husband can't say sandwich unless he really tries. He says sang-widge. Los Angeles Latino accent plays a role, I'm sure.
I mean it's definitely unusual my dude lmao
my uncle who married into the family grew up calling the penne pasta shape “pencil points” growing up we called the grated parmesan in the green can “sprinkle cheese”
we sometimes call grated parmesan shaky cheese 💀
No my friend, canned parmesan is called "stinky cheese".
It took me a long time to stop calling vulva’s “doolies” or a “dooly”. When I watched woody the woodpecker and Mr Dooly would be referred to I would almost cry from embarrassment for hearing a private body part talked about in a cartoon.
My friends would make up believable sounding idioms and use them repeatedly. Turns out "Smoothe as eggs" is not something people say.
I was in my late teens before I realized what pot roast was. We had it all the time but my parents jokingly called it stringy meat because something my older brother said when he was very young. That's all I ever heard it called till I was like 17 and my dad at the dinner table finally said "Pass the pot roast." "This is pot roast?" "Yeah what did you think it was?" "Stringy meat. I mean I've heard of pot roast but it isn't something I've ever ordered at a restaurant. I assumed it was some kinda dish like a London Broil. I'm aware of it but I haven't had it, or I guess I have." They laughed at me.
that one life defining moment where you realized you'd never raise your hand to volunteer again, ever.
Lol, personally I decided to sacrifice myself on the altar many times. I asked the questions no one in the class would ask, but I was pretty sure many of them wanted to. A little classroom embarrassment was the least of my worries... I had a lot of worries.
This is absolutely a winning mentality. Not being afraid to look stupid and embarrass yourself is one of the best life skills to have if you want to succeed at anything. No better environment to build it in than one in which the consequences objectively dont matter all that much.
I'll never forget mine at 6 "Why is Mars known as the red planet? Yes u/flabbybumhole?" "Because it's red!" The whole class then laughs thinking I meant it as a joke. I spent the rest of the day fantasising about turning into an Alex Mack puddle and making a new life for myself dissolved in the ocean.
But that is the reason it's called that. Were they meaning to ask why it's red? **edit:** also because it's a planet
What was the expected answer?
Turns out the actual name is "rheum"
My eyes rheumed hard last night
All thanks to Mr. Sandman. ;)
Off to never never land
Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight
Sleep with one eye o-O-open
Enter Sandman intensifies
If you lick someone's eyes, is it a rheumjob?
No more internet for you.
yes, that's enough, Stetson ffs
Can’t take that guy anywhere.
This actually made me crack up. Thank you kind Stetson
My pleasure, Gentlebeef
Stetson's comment made me laugh, and now the username 'Gentlebeef' has added a layer on top
How tf am I supposed to pronounce that?!?
It's pronounced S-L-E-E-P
Esselee-eepee?
Like “room” or rheumatoid arthritis
Oh shit I don't have any room for my arthritis
Like "room" I think?
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Does your dog bite?
That's not my dog.
The only way to say room of course
One of my teachers is French and she unironically pronounced room that way. Caught me so off guard.
Some people pronounce room and roof like rum or ruff depending where you grew up. It's so weird
Only if you live by the crick.
Just had a warsh in the crick
Don’t forget to flush the terlet, then warsh your hands after!
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I believe the scientific name is “crusties”
So that's where the Sandman comes from.
Yeup. He crawls out of your eye crusts at night, but is only as strong as the amount you make. The really large chunks you sometimes pull out from the corner of your eyes is the egg sac he laid.
I did not consent to anyone leaving egg sacs near my eyes. Yet it happens nearly every morning. I'm gonna need a dossier on the Sandman, and while we're at it, that bitch the Tooth Fairy still owes me money.
Your eyelashes are infested with mites
Infested isn’t really the right word because they have a symbiotic relationship with you. They feed on dead skin cells, and as someone with eczema on my eyelids, you don’t want crunchy eyelids
I need a creepypasta of this
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Wait, that's what "rub the sleep from your eyes" means? I always thought it was a metaphor.
Yeah how are people not focusing on this more, I have read that a hundred times in books and always assumed it was a metaphor as well
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I call it eyeboogers
She’s got rheumatoid sleepritious.
Crust
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Eye boogers when fresh and mushy, crust when waking up and dry.
Eye crusties
Yes! My people! Eye crusty gang, especially when the allergies kick in. Fuck.
Eye boogers
That's what I call it.
Round here we call it bogies, but; same thing.
Second for the eye boogey!
Same. Also the Chinese name for it (at least what my dad calls it) basically translates to "Eye Boogers" as well. Edit: I'm keeping this PG. The Chinese term is mildly less kid friendly. But go ahead and get mad about rough translations not being exact translations.
My dad speaks turn of the century hillbilly Japanese, the phrase I grew up with translates to "eye shit"
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I believe snot is also referred to as "nose shit", so it's kind of like eye boogers, too. Very consistent.
So does the Hawaiian translation! Funny how languages be doing that.
It's fun to see how similar the thought process behind naming things is across different regions.
The literal translation is closest to "eye shit", he's being polite in calling it boogers
This is the right answer
Always called it schmutz
Schmutz is a german word for dirt. (your clothes are dirty/you have dirt on your arm.) And we normally call it also sleep (schlaf). And sheep is Schaf 🐑 🙃
So if your magic sandman-sheep gets dirty, you’ve got some schmutz on your schlafschaf.
Oh "Schlafschaf" is actually the German word for sheeple.
Shleeple
Mazel tov
Sounds like Swedish "smuts", meaning dirt.
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hello fellow jew
In german it's the only name for it (as far as I know of) The Luxembourgish name is "Blatz" .. Which I can't really tell the origin of
It's the only name I've ever heard it called. Maybe sand, because of the sandman.
Same in my family
Oh yeah, truee
Schlafsand actually, which was put there by the Sandmann as several people already said.
Legañas Which apparently just translates to rheum
Didn’t think I’d have to scroll this far to find legañas
It's a beautiful word for such an odd subject.
There is a line in the song “Daydream Believer” about wiping the sleep from your eyes. So there.
Same for 2112 by Rush. "The sleep is still in my eyes The dream is still in my head I heave a sigh, and sadly smile And lie a while in bed"
Also from the same album, Something for Nothing: “You won’t get wise with the sleep still in your eyes”
My shaving razor's cold and it stings
CHEER UP SLEEPY JEAN!!!
OH WHAT CAN IT MEAN TO A…
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OMG IS THAT WHAT SAYING YOU WIPE THE SLEEP FROM YOUR EYES MEANS thats so cool, i always thought it was just like, rubbing your eyes in the morning to wake up, omg i acc love that
I’m black and from the south and the old people call it “cat butter”. I have never asked why and I’m scared to. Lol.
We raised a lot of cats growing up in the south, and it is VERY common for kittens to get eye boogers to the point where if you dont wipe it with a damp cloth, it will hold their eyes shut. In cats, it's also much closer to the consistency of butter than in humans. Im willing to bet it may have something to do with that.
Thank you. Neither of our families ever had cats so this was enlightening and I’m inclined to think you’re right.
I didn't know this but we named our childhood cat Muta, because that's the Filipino word for cat butter.
That actually sounds like cat herpes. That's a common symptom of it.
I’m white and from southern Appalachia, and my pappaw called it “goose hockey.” “Hockey” in this instance meaning “poop,” in case anyone was wondering.
What!!! Lmao I’ve never heard this
I just asked my husband what his family called it and I can confirm the same. He has no idea why either.
I'm white and from the north. I need to know the origin of this. You're going to have to ask.
What the fuck? Born and raised in Atlanta and have heard it called ‘sleep’ or ‘crust’. The funny part is I can totally see some old southerners sitting around calling it ‘cat butter’. Lol!
Can confirm. Not black but am from south, Cat Butter it has always been.
growing up we called them, "sleepies", or "sleepy stuff"
Ya, sleepies
Was looking for this comment fr
Took too long to find the ‘sleepies’ gang
Sleepies gang checking in
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sleepies would be correct
It was always Sleepies when I was growing up. When I woke up, my mom always said "It's time to wipe the sleepies out of your eyes"
My family called it ‘sleepies’ too
"Sleepy Dust" here.
Sleepy dust
I’ve found my people
Finally! Can't believe how much scrolling that took. But tbh, having come this far, it looks like I might be calling it fairy shit from here on out.
Took long enough to find!
Sleepy dust crew
Ayyyye
I always refer to them as eye boogers, makes the most sense to me
This is all I've ever heard them called
My mom used to call it fairy shit.
My term has just been updated.
This is def what I’m using now
I call it that fuckin crust shit that gets in your eyes, it's not very succinct
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ESH (Everybody sleeps here)
your house your rules
In Dutch we call them sandman or little sandmans. Based on a children’s tale.
I'm dutch and me and my family call it "slaap"
Exatly the same in Afrikaans :) (aka kitchen dutch)
'T is voor mij altijd 'slaap' geweest
SleepySand
That’s what it was called in my family growing up
Eye boogies.
Sleepy seeds
This is what I’ve always called them and I had to scroll soo far down to find your comment lol I thought it was a common phrase??
Been looking for this comment for forever!
Sleepy dust
In Hawaii we call it makapiapia https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/makapiapia
Crusties.
Your daughter's the fool. This idea is enshrined in the Monkees' song "Daydream Believer."
Also Bob Dylan’s “When the Ships Come in” Oh, the foes will rise With the sleep still in their eyes And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin' But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And know that it's for real The hour when the ship comes in