dreaded words
I have a list of 150+ words and brand names that I really don’t like. I’m still finding new ones every so often. The words “moist” and “supple” are well at the top of the list. Some words sound horrible whether used as nouns or verbs (example: “tender”). I basically refuse to say these (and many other) words or use them in any sort of communication if at all possible.
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Please post the list; if it wouldn’t be too traumatic that is.
Lol, I hate moist too. And luscious. Ugh.
words on my list: smegma, pustule, rectum… yes, most of mine are biological.
and @OP: please post your list!
swig. The worst word.
“Flacid”- because it sounds like such a sad word. Also the word “limp” and the word “wilted”… there is something about these words that seems like giving up. I always picture a dying, depressed-looking cartoon plant.
I hate, with a serious passion, the word ‘smooth’ it is just so gross!!
“flesh”, “tender”, “plump ‘n’ juicy”, “piping hot”, “ooey gooey”, “gams”, “luscious”, “mouthwatering”, “savory”, “scrumptious”,”yummy”, “swab”..and this person nailed it with “supple”–the worst of all!!
Ok, here you go…these aren’t ranked, but only listed in the order I’ve thought of them.
1.moist
2.tender (adjective, verb, or noun)
3.pleasure
4.supple
5.panties (when the ‘t’ is enunciated)
6.broth
7.crisp (adjective or noun)
8.nipple
9.brisk
10.choice (adjective)
11.“flava”
12.baste
13.pus
14.“goodies”
16.pumice
17.excrete
18.sebum
19.secrete
20.film (as in the synonym for residue)
21.supplicate
22.person (as in “it was on his person”)
23.hoist
24.hearty
25.morsel
26.vittles
27.savory
28.chipper
29.pollination
31.prurient
32.cleanser
33.applicator
34.“vital-ness”
35.brux
36.booty (as in #37)
37.spoils
38.patty
39.whilst
40.parcel
41.satchel
42.sop
43.robust
44.singles (when referring to one-dollar bills)
45.salve
46.slough (like what you do to dead skin)
49.proctor (verb)
50.boil (noun)
51.platter
52.bolus (a soft mass of chewed food in the mouth)
53.wafer
54.lozenge
55.examination (the medical type)
56.throaty (when describing a car engine)
57.giblet
58.gizzard
59.scuttle
60.simmer
61.sputum
62.spurt
63.pulp
64.kumquat
65.bulbous
66.rectum
67.slake
68.quench
69.whet
70.lipid
71.suppository
72.kiosks
73.sirloin
74.minstrel
75.menstrual
77.riboflavin
78.musics
79.pustule
80.papule
81.eczema
82.seepage
83.anti-perspirant
84.psoriasis
85.tetter
86.mealy
87.pupil (as in a student)
89.porridge
90.lubricant
91.“lube”
92.pail (as in ‘lunch pail’)
93.technic
94.pamphlet
95.ground chuck
96.pilfer
97.monies
98.cutlet
99.loins
100.sculpt (as in to “sculpt your body”)
101.nib
102.probe (verb)
103.skewer
104.chews (noun)
105.junket
106.broker (verb)
107.equipoise
108.poise
109.coy
110.caper (as in an adventure)
111.procure
112.proffer
113.suckle
114.carafe
116.texts (plural noun)
117.fester (verb)
118.compote (like the “warm fruit compote” available at IHOP)
119.premium (adjective)
120.coitus
121.maxillofacial
122.dossier
123.slacks
124.birthing
Stupid Brand Names
1.Sampo (Wal-Mart off-brand of electronics)
2.Metamucil
3.Müeslix
4.Postum
5.Lotrimin
6.Vagasil
7.Beddar Cheddar
8.Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
9.Daewoo
you forgot “lactate” — you know you hate it!
This is awesome. “Moist” is definitely a word I don’t care for, but THE WORST for me is the word “spore”. It’s just such a nasty thing to think about. “Spores”. Gives me chills.
Oh, I also hate it when people use the word “anal” to describe being overly organized and tidy. It just sounds dirty. I will never use that to describe someone who is neat and clean.
your list has made me fall in love with you!
Great list! What about ‘delectable’? Or ‘corpulent’.
OINTMENT!! Yuck.
Oh, and “pad”. It bothers me that Apple named their new, awesome product the “iPad”. I would have preferred iTab (short for tablet). I think they will lose sales because of this.
I also hate the word “weeping” when describing a wound. Yuck!!
Geez, I never realized I hated so many words!
here you go leslie! what’s next? iPad with wings?
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=jEjUAnPc2VA#t=20
oops! i pasted the wrong video for you. it is a great video, but here’s the real deal!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs
One of my most detested words is “voucher”.
Yeah, Spike! That is exactly why I hate the name!! Thanks for sharing.
I think one of the current dumb words is “trending.” Like if someone on the news is saying, “Here’s what’s trending now on Twitter…” Actually, the name “Twitter” sounds rather lame…
yeah, i also hate “teaching moment”.
slacks, kiddos, and buddy… I know there are many more, but these ones top my list, and your list covered many more.
MUGGY! Worst word. And weathermen abuse it.
The most annoying word I have come across so far has either got to be wanton, as if to piddle/waste time or discombobulate. Both equally repulsive, however discombobulate just sounds like you’d use that word during the act of popping Barbie doll’s heads off.
i had a seventh-grade biology teacher who said ‘genitalia’ all the time. it’s a terrible word. but it is *slightly* better than ‘nads’.
stipulate and titilate… seriously?! saying those words creep me out.
Love, love, love the list! Wow, I can’t believe how many of those words I also hate. My all-time least favorite is Moist, but that list is genius
I’m reading it at work and trying so hard not to laugh out loud, my eyes are watering. Thanks!
The only word that this topic calls to mind in big avy red letters is “shrivel”
Sorry, big WAVY red letters
Great post! I hate the words “fondle” and “wunderbar” – yuck! Both make me cringe.