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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?

annodomini Sat 16-Mar-19 15:15:35

What does annoy me is that people commonly use 'on the floor' when they mean 'on the ground'. Floors are indoors; the ground is outdoors. I don't know where this change of use came from, but it seems to be of fairly recent origin.

Granny23 Sat 16-Mar-19 15:36:15

The word beginning with H which means uncontrolled bleeding. Can't even bring myself to type it let alone say it. (not sure how to spell it either) Please don't anyone type it out in full, I may faint.

oldgaijin Mon 18-Mar-19 01:39:25

Adipose tissue...there's a lot of it about.

FarNorth Mon 18-Mar-19 02:06:33

'out there' as in "There's a lot of advice / talented people / scammers etc etc out there."

oldgaijin Mon 18-Mar-19 07:51:21

Adipose tissue...there's a lot of it about!

Luckygirl Mon 18-Mar-19 09:30:24

Not just a word, but a phrase which drives me nuts - "On a daily basis".....what pray is wrong with "every day"!!!!!!!???????

I have no idea why this gets under my skin, but it sure does! grin - the grin is meant to be gritted teeth!

Luckygirl Mon 18-Mar-19 09:38:53

And of course "hefty shifting of mucus/phlegm in the throat" is flob. A lovely word! smile

Nanny27 Mon 18-Mar-19 11:25:56

Pus. Revolting word for the contents of a spot or boil. Makes me shiver.

Nanny27 Mon 18-Mar-19 11:26:43

Belly. Hate that word but maybe it’s just me.

B9exchange Mon 18-Mar-19 12:16:19

Dislike any swear words, had a sheltered upbringing! Also
Frock
Lounge or lounge/diner
Posh
Toilet
Panties
Much prefer correct anatomical names (NHS background)

Like
Mellifluous
Serendipitous
Tintinnabulate
Discombobulate
Antidisestablishmentarianism

but also
Pithivier
Eclair
Praline
Chocolate
Steak
Shortcrust
Chips
Meringue
Borborigmi (probably as a result of the above!)

DotMH1901 Mon 18-Mar-19 12:23:34

Showcasing - especially when applied to photos of 'celebrities' that are almost unknown to most of us and seem to involve them having large amounts of their body hanging out of clothing (or perhaps they have suffered a malfunction in the washing machine resulting in their clothes shrinking!) Babymama also irritates me - when my daughter had my eldest grandson the 'in' phrase was 'Earth mother' - you would think having babies was something quite new in the history of mankind!

gulligranny Mon 18-Mar-19 21:39:25

Diarrhoea - ugh.
Kiddy
Shag
Oleaginous

But I love Halcyon, Bacchanalian, Rhapsodic, Serendipitous, Luscious and Honeyed. And when I can't make up my mind (often) I Swither.

Littleannie Mon 18-Mar-19 22:00:05

I love Autumnal. I use it every day in Autumn to describe chilly weather - it annoys my husband like mad!

Littleannie Mon 18-Mar-19 22:19:14

I hate Periods, tumour, absolutely, incredible, porn.
I love Autumnal. (See above - I pressed post too soon).

phoenix Tue 26-Mar-19 22:41:30

"Invite" when used as something you get or send. It's an IVITATION, for heavens sake, "invite" is what you do, NOT what you send!