20 Words That Gross Us Out More Than “Moist”

lindseylee21
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:07 am: [report]

I also cannot stand the word “urethra.”  Ugh, I shuddered just typing it!

kalibrooke
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:18 am: [report]

hehe… my husband hates the word “discharge,” presumably only for the connotation.  i’ve always hated the word “precious” (cringe), but i get a lot of slack for that one!

Chebs
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:25 am: [report]

Agenda?  I have to ask, is there a story to go with that one?

My big two are ‘moist’ and ‘panties’.  I’m not sure why, but those two just make me cringe.  Especially when used in conjunction.

Rose
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:34 am: [report]

Loin (as in loin cloth), womb, boob.

daiseebuchanan
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:22 am: [report]

I’ve always found “clump” a little off-putting.

amandabear
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:32 am: [report]

I deeply despise the word “squat.”

And you know, I’ve never thought about it, but “coitus” is a pretty gross word. Ugh.

shannonh
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:40 am: [report]

oh god, you almost hit my trifecta of horror: “moist panty ointment”

gevlife
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:42 am: [report]

nougat. i hate the word, but love it in candy bars

SourBall
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:45 am: [report]

smegma.

sklut
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:52 am: [report]

“Panties” and “Pot” are two I just can’t get over. It’s worse than nails on a blackboard.

kw1223
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 08:56 am: [report]

I hate the word “cuddle”.  Gah.

Emi
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:17 am: [report]

I hate the word packet. -_-

Kiki T
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:17 am: [report]

i like the word moist, it makes me think of cake

brandyalexander
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:38 am: [report]

You forgot “supple.”

ginger543
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:38 am: [report]

#&@$%, Imma kill Rob Thomas….that is so freaking nasty

Frederica Bimble
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:48 am: [report]

Oh my god!  I was “there” at “fluid”......Thanks

lea322
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 10:38 am: [report]

Ointment, munch, flesh…*shudder*

Squidtermz
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 10:42 am: [report]

I love all these words. And words in general. I think people freak about moist just cuz it was in a movie. or sumthin’

catie
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:12 am: [report]

Mucous - just ewww.

Miss Mia
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:29 am: [report]

I can see why some of these words can make people cringe but whats wrong with agenda? Or panty?

Lilypie
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:34 am: [report]

brandyalexander: You are so right on!  I HATE the word supple. and lea322: flesh makes me cringe too.

poppets
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:40 am: [report]

The word ‘crusty’ nearly always reminds me of something gross.

feinicstine
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:41 am: [report]

slick.  That and moist.  Those are my cringe words.  Package is a fantastic word because most sentences with it end up sounding hilariously softcore.

Claire0213
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 11:58 am: [report]

The word Beef grosses me out…it just sounds so disgusting.  It’s gotten to the point that I don’t even like to eat it anymore.  Blech.  Oh and the word fester has some pretty nasty connotations.

ThatWeirdGamerChick
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 12:09 pm: [report]

“Obnoxious”? But that’s my favorite word!
I hate “sinus”... probably because I have perpetual allergies :/

Sara.B
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 12:10 pm: [report]

The use of “suck” and “sucks” drives me nuts! “That sucks. You suck. They suck…” Arrrrh! Adults should have something better to say about an unpleasant person or experience and children should be taught.

Izzibee
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 12:49 pm: [report]

CUTLET! I hate that word. Worst word ever. I’m so glad someone agrees ... finally I am not alone in my hatred

asongforsunshine
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 03:13 pm: [report]

“Seep” and “ooze”...
Worst words ever.

snap
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 03:19 pm: [report]

the word “pussy.”  CRINGE.

Infamous
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 03:24 pm: [report]

“Gnarly.”

aimeenoble
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 03:24 pm: [report]

i tend to be known a word-a-phobe…a few all time (least) favorites, include but not limited to:

“treat”
“meal”
“secretion”
“queef”

i just got shivers. not the good ones.

Tiggs
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 04:56 pm: [report]

@aimeenoble - I was beginning to think I was the only one irritated by ‘meal.’  I HATE that word.  ‘Moist’ and ‘slacks’ make the list as well.

lea322
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 05:14 pm: [report]

What I think is interesting is that if you made a list of a person’s least favorite words, you would probably find that many of the words share a similar sound, like aimeenoble’s list above. Most people I know who don’t like certain words tend to dislike a certain sound more than the actual words.

tattooed_redhead
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 06:21 pm: [report]

‘porridge’ and ‘pudding’ but don’t ask me why. Just the way the sound, I think.

maroon
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:01 pm: [report]

there is only one word in the english language that makes me shudder, and i’m really surprised it’s not on here:

speculum.

gahashafjklas;fjfpoiae fjksdalfajskdl

spanishdoll
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:30 pm: [report]

I don’t really hate any of these words besides “panties.”

But I’ve always hated “shampoo” and “soap.” I like them as products, but I don’t like saying them out loud!

becknee
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:38 pm: [report]

@lea322 I agree about the shared sound - to me, the common denominator is any noise that automatically makes me think of Sarah Palin’s accent on hearing it pronounced. (This wasn’t entirely born out of Palin-hating; it’s been around for a while and her voice just epitomizes that most cringe-worthy of accents to me.)

_jsw_
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 09:39 pm: [report]

I also don’t have any particular words that irk me, but I am hoping Amelia will add a few more to her recording. I’m splicing it to make samples of her talking dirty to me, and I’m currently missing a few phonemes. So, in the interest of adding them in, I want to note that I, um, hate:

- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
- xanthum,
- isthmus, and
- spank me harder, joey

retro chic
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 10:44 pm: [report]

I don’t care about words I don’t like, so long as they’re pronounced or used correctly… makes me crazy:

nucular
aks
should *of* (instead of *have*)
pretty much anything Dubya or Palin might say (and have)

re Catherine’s list:
Unfortunately for #8 “yeast,” it cannot be saved

lawyrgrl
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 12:46 am: [report]

Douche or douchebag when used as an insult.  I know it is pretty common but it has always bugged me.

calenia
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 08:16 am: [report]

I hate the word Jelly, it just creeps me out in every connontation. Gastronomically I prefer jam.

seraphmaiden
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 04:13 pm: [report]

@kalibrook: LOL.  I had a neighbor with a yappie little chihuahua named Precious. She was constantly screaming the dog’s name,“Precious!!” because it never occurred to her to put the damn dog on a leash.

snap
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 06:38 pm: [report]

@retro chic - many times, people are saying “should’ve,” rather than “should have.”  this is proper!

sweeetme14
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 06:59 pm: [report]

CHUNKY

it’s the only one that gets me…

retro chic
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 07:13 pm: [report]

@frisked: check. When spoken – hard to distinguish. But, I should have clarified – it’s the written version “should of” that’s all over this and other sites – if I didn’t see it with my own eyes from multi/advanced degree peeps, I wouldn’t have believed it (or mentioned it. [groan]

Lioozhe
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 07:40 pm: [report]

I once worked with a woman who would go into spasms if anyone used the word “groin”.  I found out because the floor (in a florist’s shop) was wet and I told a coworker to be careful or he might slip and get a groin injury and this woman went into strange contortions upon hearing that phrase.  So of course, I had to keep finding ways to work it into conversations.

I knew another guy who made the mistake of telling a group of people within my hearing that he was often tortued by the tune of “Sweet Pea” (Oh Sweet Pea, come on and dance with me…) and that he couldn’t get it out of his head.

Deborah Findling
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 08:46 pm: [report]

Luscious, not only by itself but when people employ it in sentences like “my car is luscious” no, it is not. gross.

autumn_dust
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 10:02 pm: [report]

“meal.” hate it! i hate “pussy” too. @_@

jlaree
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 10:08 pm: [report]

I hate pretty much all nick names given to the female vagina especially Pu**y and C**t.  Its just gross.  Love the word “Vestibule” working at a bank I get to say it all the time.  “There are too many people in the vestibule” “Please don’t block the vestibule” “Please don’t let your children play in the vestibule”

elpee
wrote on August 8 2009 @ 10:15 pm: [report]

let’s not use the word scrotum anymore. it makes me want to never have sex with a guy ever again. in fact, after typing that first sentence, i’m practically a lesbian.

but worse than scrotum, and all of these other words, is the word “journey”. when people say they’ve “been on a journey” or that something’s “been quite a journey” or whatever, it’s like they’re putting their life in slow motion, blurring the edges, and adding a sappy barbara streisand song to the background.

nicefrenchgurl
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 03:31 am: [report]

i hate the word ‘squirt’
i just find it so gross, especially now that ive found out it refers to some speciality on porn channels lol

One Big Voice
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 09:19 am: [report]

Anyone using the word “paradigm” deserves a punch in the mouth. Adding the word “shift” gets you an additional kick in the crotch (crotch, now that’s a good word)

_jsw_ : I’d buy that for a dollar! My new favorite word: vaginal! There’s just something about the way she says it.

Tiggs
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 10:18 am: [report]

Louvre Doors.

_jsw_
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 11:17 am: [report]

@Tiggs: But that sounds so much like “troubadours”- composers and performers of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages. How can you hate on that?

_jsw_
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 11:20 am: [report]

@One Big Voice: I’ll invoice you once I get it done.

Bean's Girl
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 04:23 pm: [report]

Jizz.  Splooge. 

lol

Coral
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 05:37 pm: [report]

I can’t stand the word succulent. But that’s probably something that my friends and I don’t like because of something that happened.

brades33
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 08:07 pm: [report]

Penetrate.

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 08:32 pm: [report]

@brades33: I prefer ‘#&@$%’, but the censors don’t appreciate that.

_jsw_
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 09:07 pm: [report]

@CheeeeEEEEse: Oddly enough, the front page shows the word you wrote, and the email notifications show it, but it doesn’t show here, and unlike the other words, it gets the nice comic-strip-swearing treatment, not “####’. It’s a special word, indeed.

Ally
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 10:28 pm: [report]

Ointment. Think about it.

kalibrooke
wrote on August 9 2009 @ 10:39 pm: [report]

@seraphmaiden that’s hilarious, though i would probably lose my shizzz if i had to hear that all the time!  i think part of the reason i hate it is because it usually either means someone is feigning interest or fawning over a baby/animal/some other thing that can’t reciprocate.

and @retro chic you hit the nail on the head. i am such a grammar nazi that i seriously have some sort of disorder where i can’t get past when something is said incorrectly… it’s like everything just goes silent and all i can hear is the offending word repeating itself over and over in my head!  it’s a bitch in social situations, ha ha.

eskim00ninja
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 03:12 am: [report]

I HATE the word ‘tits’ or ‘titties’.

Just typeing it makes me angry with the person who made this word up.

Titi
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 08:07 pm: [report]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who can’t stand moist, ointment, damp and panties!

Another nasty word: Mollusk!

thickasawhaleomelette
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 09:38 pm: [report]

“Panty” and “Hose” made the list, but not the most dreadful “Pantyhose”?! I can’t be the only one who truly detests this word/word combo.

sebaceous
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 01:35 pm: [report]

Underpants.  Just, hate it.

My friend hates Weenie.

GreenAura
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 02:51 pm: [report]

I can’t believe no one has mentioned the mother of disgusting words.  I don’t think I have ever uttered it out loud for fear of spontaneous combustion… dear lord, here goes… twat
AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

BlueVibe
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 03:04 pm: [report]

I don’t mind “moist,” but I make a conscious effort to relate it mostly to brownies.  Who doesn’t love brownies?

I vote for:
queef
c*nt
clammy
puberty
crusty
sinus
suck[s]

luv~bug
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 10:22 pm: [report]

there are 2 words that I hate hate hate. They are sputum and menstration. I cringe just thinking of them

bumble_bee
wrote on August 12 2009 @ 11:07 am: [report]

i like the word shmuck. its for some reason my favorite thing to say and my favorite thing to call people. lol.

i hate boingy.  wtf is up with that.
and cantankerous. it always makes me think of a huge boil or something.
ew, boil (not the verb) is a gross word, too.

eclipse
wrote on August 12 2009 @ 10:54 pm: [report]

Schlong.

I didn’t realize it made me cringe so much until I heard it used 3 times in less than five minutes.

Pure torture.

_jsw_
wrote on August 12 2009 @ 11:27 pm: [report]

@eclipse: Respond with “Well, it doesn’t look sh-long to me.” Or call it a sh-short. That should stop the use of the word around you.

eclipse
wrote on August 13 2009 @ 03:52 pm: [report]

@jsw: Ooohhh..nice. I’ll have to remember that one.

Stitchpunk
wrote on August 19 2009 @ 07:12 am: [report]

Atrocious
Blegh, what a terrible word.

remembercedricdiggory
wrote on August 19 2009 @ 01:59 pm: [report]

@Squidtermz; I love these words too, and I really don’t understand why people dislike certain words so much. It just doesn’t make sense to me…
Except pus. It has a gross meaning, and the sounds it has make it sound even more gross.

TheUnusualSuspect
wrote on October 10 2009 @ 01:58 am: [report]

@retro chic

YES: “nucular, aks” I HATE those!

Also: supposofly (instead of supposedly) and excape

Gloom
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 11:22 am: [report]

I hate the word “boobies”. Just… argh.