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Words you don't like (light hearted)

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

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

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)

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

sorry, Phoenix blush

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).

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

I like serendipity. smile and frock.

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

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!

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.

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

Besty, furbaby..

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

And "phlegm". <<shudder>>

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

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

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

Toilet

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

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

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.

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?