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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?

Kalu Wed 13-Mar-19 23:00:45

Doodle. No matter how far you push the envelope, it’s still stationary?

annodomini Wed 13-Mar-19 23:00:27

Like the OP, I abhor 'hubby'; and I also dislike 'kiddies'- the word not the creatures.

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 22:48:03

I knew someone would pick that...

Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 22:44:01

I'm not keen on "scab" either, when I come to think of it. hmm

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 22:40:37

Willy is a horrible word for adults to use, I think.
A 'healthcare professional' I worked with would actually write it on reports.

Doodle Wed 13-Mar-19 22:32:44

My goodness missadventure I was just scrolling down to list my pet hate and you got there just before me.
Panties yuck.

My pet conference hates..
Innovative
Blue sky thinking
Push the envelope (I’d tell you where I’d like to shove the bl** envelope)
Like ...as in it was like awesome. Actually I hate the word awesome too.
You’ve got me going now phoenix I’ll be thinking of this all night.
You guys... don’t like that either.
Lavatory
Pissant
(I detect a theme emerging) ?

Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 22:28:06

Panties is awful. Who says that? confused

gillybob Wed 13-Mar-19 22:25:42

Oh god yes... panties ...is so pervy too MissA yuk

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 22:18:15

Panties is awful. sad

gillybob Wed 13-Mar-19 22:17:30

Trews (as in nylon trousers)
bottom (instead of bum)
Tinkle (as in “I’m just going for a...)
Little girls or boys room (sounds so pervy)
My mums favourite .....Funny woman/or funny man (as in someone gay/lesbian/homosexual) grrrrr
Briefs (as in knickers)

Who started this ? phoenix I’m going to be up all night now ! grin

phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 22:06:36

Kalu thank you for reminding me how much I dislike the word "posh", along with the phrase "slap up" when applied to a meal!

Mamissimo Wed 13-Mar-19 21:41:52

I hate function....slacks.....
But I love spondulicks ?

lemongrove Wed 13-Mar-19 21:39:15

?
Purple is a lovely word, so is plummy.
Delicious is nice too, also mystical.

Ugly words: babe, slug, groin, spittle, knuckle,smirk.

Grannybags Wed 13-Mar-19 21:34:53

Sorry don't like frock

Any word relating to nose content!

Kid

Vomit

Slacks - do people still say that instead of trousers?

Bathsheba Wed 13-Mar-19 21:23:13

I love kismet, halcyon, jambalaya, languid, susurration, murmur.

I hate pustule, globule, and many already mentioned such as masticate, phlegm, mucous, moist ?

Kalu Wed 13-Mar-19 20:56:52

Posh

Love saying Frock

Chatting with DGDs I mentioned it would soon be time to wear their school frocks..... I don’t think we wear those are our school Granny?. Yes, they do.

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 20:55:53

Lollop.
Not sure if its a word, but it sounds great, for example; "Stop lolloping on the settee! If you're tired, go to bed".

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 20:53:31

Enchanted is a lovely word..
I remember someone on here once saying 'slips' is a stupid word for mens pants.

Fennel Wed 13-Mar-19 20:53:22

Hate - backstop.

phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 20:49:39

Thank you Chewbacca, I think!

Sorry to have made you shudder, but I do think the odd frivolous, light hearted thread has it's place on GN!

Nico97 Wed 13-Mar-19 20:48:05

I detest the word masticate - yuk !
Love the word mellifluous - grin

phoenix Wed 13-Mar-19 20:43:52

Um, we used to call it "bull shit bingo" grin

Agree with "phlegm" and "mucous" both rather yuck words!

(And "kids" unless applied to young goats!)

Chewbacca Wed 13-Mar-19 20:41:08

Urgh yes, mucous is horrible. I prefer snot, rather than mucous.

Viscous conjures up similar images to mucous. Don't like that either.

Excellent thread Phoenix, I haven't shuddered so much in ages! grin

MissAdventure Wed 13-Mar-19 20:34:22

Mucous.

Carolina55 Wed 13-Mar-19 20:32:01

Can’t
Won’t
Unfair
Impossible