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What do YOU call that crusty stuff in the corner of your eye when you wake up?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Sand, it is why "the sandman comes" means you are getting some sleep.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    there are various resons. One is the sand guy tale. i think of its this : ? once you're asaleep each and all of the terrible-ness comes out of your eyes and is going there. additionally that is referred to as sleep, because of the fact it kinds once you're asaleep. I guess they have some scientific call for it yet while somewhat infant says whats this in my eye its greater valuable to declare sleep than some incredibly complicated owrd like Oh son / daughter its - dfjlkjslfkjaslkjflkjfsasjf isms xx.kaytee.xx

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Eye boogies

    like Nose boogies but higher!

  • 1 decade ago

    Sounds silly, but we've always called them "eye boogers"

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  • 1 decade ago

    Sleep, where I come from. No specific scientific word in my house. Rub the sleep out of your eye.

  • Sabina
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I call it eye boogers. I don't know what the official name for it is.

    Sorry people, yes I know it's gross.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dried eye drainage.

  • 1 decade ago

    I call them 'sleepy seeds'. Sounds kind of kiddy, but that's what my mom always called them.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think it's called sleep

  • 1 decade ago

    "eye booger" is the scientific term

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