▲ 308 ▼ TIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson. (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mox@lemmy.sdf.org to c/til@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments I capitalised it in the title because of its etymology, and for emphasis. I think I would use lower case in regular usage. More examples: https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/01/18/the-inexplicably-fascinating-secret-world-of-thomassons/ https://kyotojournal.org/kyoto-notebook/kyoto-tomason-the-hunt-for-hidden-hyperart/ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2017/04/thomasson-architectural-relics-that.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hyperart_Thomasson
[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago I know a guy with this last name who totally fits this description permalink fedilink source