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November 1

name for 'dirt worms'

Hi - is there a term for those 'worms' that are produced when you're filthy and sweaty and you roll your hand over your skin? I can't find a name for them on the net.

Btw, apropos of not much, I like this word for fingernail dirt - [[1]]

Adambrowne666 (talk) 22:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not the same thing, but consider this explanation for a similar phenomenon made famous by a Beatles song. --Jayron 32 11:45, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]