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Words you don't like (light hearted)

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phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 19:13:03

Evening all, and good wishes to you.

I have been thinking about words, generally speaking I love words, such as "concupiscence" and "nidification" (good one to use in a wedding speeech!) I also have a certain fondness for "frock" blush

But there are also words that really grate!

Gusset

Hubby

Turgid

Tumescent

Lounge (as in the room, not the act of lounging!wink)

What are yours?

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Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 19:16:43

Gusset

And, hopefully not in the same sentence.... "moist". Hate that word.

Oh, and "nutrient". That word irritates the hell out of me for some reason.

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phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 19:23:56

Oh yes, there is something about "moist" that is rather unpleasant!

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crazyH Wed 13-Mar-19 19:27:47

Toilet

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Grandma70s Wed 13-Mar-19 19:28:00

Completely agree about ‘hubby’ and ‘lounge’. I have never heard anyone actually say ‘hubby’.

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Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 19:28:18

And "phlegm". <<shudder>>

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:31:32

Besty, furbaby..

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KatyK Wed 13-Mar-19 19:32:35

When people on TV call their sister 'sis'. I have never heard that in real life.
I rather like curmudgeonly (hope I've got the spelling right.

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phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 19:33:58

Ah, Grandma70s it is used on here!

When I was first married to exdh, a lady in the office where I worked would ask "And how's hubby?" Even then , when I was 18 it grated!

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Jalima1108 Wed 13-Mar-19 19:34:28

Gusset
I think that Miranda loves that word!

Hubby
Lounge (except in the case of lounge around)
Yes, I agree - Turgid
Phlegm
Buttons
Pustule
Cockroach
Fat

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:34:35

I like serendipity. smile and frock.

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Jalima1108 Wed 13-Mar-19 19:35:33

furbaby..
Oh yes, that really grates.

A cat is a cat is a cat (and best shoved outside).

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Jalima1108 Wed 13-Mar-19 19:35:47

sorry, Phoenix blush

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:37:10

I dislike curvylicious and all those types of "words".
I love flibbertygibbet. (Not sure if that's the right spelling)

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EllanVannin Wed 13-Mar-19 19:37:46

Love the word----Surreptitiously.
Don't like----gobsmacked.

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Max0403 Wed 13-Mar-19 19:38:32

Hubster

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Jalima1108 Wed 13-Mar-19 19:39:09

flibbertigibbet is wonderful
I always wanted to be one of those smile

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:39:28

grin

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:40:36

Fickle is lovely..

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KatyK Wed 13-Mar-19 19:41:22

Oh yes flibbertigibbet is a great word. I love trollop and all that it conjures up!

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MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 19:42:50

Trollop is great, not least because it rhymes with dollop, another good word.

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KatyK Wed 13-Mar-19 19:45:00

Yes! I hate 'empowered' or 'empowering'.

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mcem Wed 13-Mar-19 19:49:26

For a while, DS's favourite word was crapulent because it isn't what it sounds like and few people knew! It raised a few eyebrows!

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Nannyxthree Wed 13-Mar-19 19:50:12

Hate gobsmacked. Love flabbergasted.

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Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 19:51:52

I like the sound of the word "tincture", but can rarely find an occasion to use it.

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