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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?

farview Thu 14-Mar-19 22:18:09

Oh also hate furbaby (sick!!!!)
diddums
sweetie
lovey
also..hun..babe.. rainbow bridge
hate nicknames for genitals..
and lots of swearwords...not all because I do swear..but some are really awful...and unnecessary...

Marmight Thu 14-Mar-19 22:13:10

Nice Words :
Antimacassar. Discombobulating. Misanthrope. Quango. Hippopotamus . Serendipitous. Existentialism. Lisp. Peripatetic. Aspidistra. Bazooka. Lamentation.......

Not nice words:
Putrid. Pustule. Lounge-room (visions of naked, louche young men draping themselves across chaises longues) Barfing. 'Rest Room' (no it's not!). Brassiere. Cockroach. Crimplene and .... Panties

Chewbacca Thu 14-Mar-19 22:05:50

grin Grammaretto, that made my laugh out loud! So how about slink, sleep, sliver, slalom and slather, just to redress the balance!

Grammaretto Thu 14-Mar-19 21:48:25

Slim and slender. Ok I suppose. Sleek?
Slap, slop, slip, sludge, slit, slice, slush, sleet, slake,slay, slow,slime, slurry.
There are far more horrid ones.

Kalu Thu 14-Mar-19 21:18:32

Absent I didn’t think an explanation of the mathematical and engineering original terminology of envelope being a boundary was necessary in my post.

It was a jokey line I have heard by some after a very boring meeting whereby ‘pushing the envelope’ has been done to death?

HurdyGurdy Thu 14-Mar-19 19:11:38

the word lipstick make my stomach heave!!!

Jalima1108 Thu 14-Mar-19 19:09:44

I hate UK. I live in Scotland, England, Wales, etc. I prefer Britain or Great Britain.
That is so interesting! I have just run off a copy of what constitutes the United Kingdom, Great Britain and the British Isles for the DGC!
They are all different, Grammaretto
primaryfacts.com/1496/what-is-the-difference-between-england-great-britain-the-united-kingdom-and-the-british-isles

sharon103 Thu 14-Mar-19 19:06:33

Cops instead of police
movie instead of film
lavatory
fart
being called hun.
I love the words cosy and snuggle

FarNorth Thu 14-Mar-19 18:44:31

Slim, Grammaretto?

Chewbacca Thu 14-Mar-19 18:43:41

Yes Grammaretto...... slim and slender. Neither of which will ever apply to me!

Grammaretto Thu 14-Mar-19 18:39:24

You've reminded me of the words I dislike.
I hate UK. I live in Scotland, England, Wales, etc. I prefer Britain or Great Britain.
I hate isms. Judaism, veganism, pacifism.
I dislike devastated unless someone is genuinely devastated.
I don't like differentiated .
Nice words:
Healthy
Sunny
Dreich
Guddle
Horrid words;
Slime *are there any nice words starting with sl?)
Fur baby

Framilode Thu 14-Mar-19 17:25:38

Floral tribute, harrassment with the emphasis on the second syllable, most certainly, with respect.

Atqui Thu 14-Mar-19 17:06:45

Pimple
Stunning
Tits (except birds)

M0nica Thu 14-Mar-19 16:45:54

When I was a child I was fascinated by the thought of feinting, collapsing gently on the floor with shock or other such feeling.

Then I discovered the word was spent fainting, feinting was some thing else entirely. Such a mundane spelling, such a mundane word, who on earth could want to faint?

BlueBelle Thu 14-Mar-19 16:43:53

Hun
Hubby
Fur baby
Rainbow bridge
And now Spaffing ugh

bluebirdwsm Thu 14-Mar-19 16:41:36

Quirky. I flinch every time the word is used...usually in relation to a house.

And the expression 'it ticks all the boxes'....how many times do I have to hear it.

My adult son hates the word 'nippy' in relation to the weather and how cold it is... and has done since a child, it's quite funny to see his reaction, which is almost rage!

judylow Thu 14-Mar-19 16:36:22

Gusset is my pet hate too and fur baby (though I love cats).

Bathsheba Thu 14-Mar-19 16:31:28

I dislike the word seam, including when it is part of seamstress.

But that is what the join of two fabrics is called. It's not a nickname, or a slang word. What do you say, then, if your trouser seam comes apart? How would you describe what has happened without using that word? confused

Bathsheba Thu 14-Mar-19 16:28:11

you never hear them refer to girls as their " little women "

No, because they call their girls their "little princess" ?. But equally, you never hear them call their boys their "little prince" ?

But worse than any of that, in my opinion, is something that I've seen creeping in, possibly from the US or Australia, and that's calling their child "my little" or "my small", with no qualifying noun <sigh>

thecatgrandma Thu 14-Mar-19 16:06:00

Wellness. Discharge. ‘You guys’ Any version of night, spelt NITE. Also moist.?

Oldandverygrey Thu 14-Mar-19 12:44:27

Hun, Babe, Snuck, Poorly, Fat, a few of my pet hates.

LadyGracie Thu 14-Mar-19 12:35:45

I can’t abide ‘ain’t’, my sister and my DH say it to wind me up.
I love ‘cwtch’ and ‘snuggle’ and another word I’m too ladylike to list.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Thu 14-Mar-19 12:34:04

I like 'flibbertigibbet' - not sure if I've spelled that right.
'Gallivanting' is another good one.
I hate the word 'busty' to describe a well-proportioned lady.

grandtanteJE65 Thu 14-Mar-19 12:26:57

My dictionary, Chambers, gives the pronunciation of "halcyon" as "hal-si-on". I don't think I have ever used the word myself.

I hate "crap" and "crappy" and the expression "it's a given". I always want to ask, "A given what?"

MissAdventure Thu 14-Mar-19 12:21:18

Ah, thank you, FarNorth.
I'm quite put off that word now. blush