Words you hate.

[CathrynRose]

Words that just give you the heebies - even if they're normal.

Me - Crotch.

LOL! It bugs me, and it's so ridiculous - but I hate it. And on What Not To Wear, for instance, they use it like no big deal. They'll say across the bust line....doesnt bother me. Across the crotch - grosses me out.

What words bug you?

 

[lisajl]

sucks..as in this show sucks. My 13 year old son says it a lot. I have to keep reminding him to choose another word to express his feelings.

 

[DVCLiz]

Groin. And moist. And sputum. And phlegm. ANd ooze.

Yep, those are my top five....

 

[wardfamily1]

The word that most annoys me is not a REAL word at all. A woman that I work with says IRREGARDLESS every single day. It's like fingernails on a chalk board!

 

[DisneyBeagle]

Puke. That word makes me cringe.

 

[KristaTX]

I'm asking my family. . .

DH says, "exacerbate". I have to agree on that one .

My 15 year old niece says, "puss" and "chunk" .

Another one that bugs me is "mascarpone". It just seems like it ought to be "marscapone" .

I'm still thinking. I know there are some more that bug me - usually because of spelling or pronunciation. I'll post if I think of them .

ETA: Many words I don't like are names, but I won't post them so I don't hurt anyone's feelings .

 

[MissMinnie]

The word mucus makes me gag.

 

[NewJersey]

Panties.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

Panties, supple & taut. My top 3!

There are more but I'll have to get back to you.

 

[CathrynRose]

All the others Im understanding....but panties?

Im trying to think of how I call mine - but I dont really discuss them much.

Panties?

 

[lillielil]

If it makes you feel any better, crotch doesn't necessarily mean groin. It just means a place where something splits - like on a tree, the place were a branch divides into two branches is a crotch.

My wife hates "panties" too. She wants to call it underwear. My argument is that bras and hose and camisoles, etc are underwear too.

My list: irregardless (my boss says it all the time and it makes me think so much less of him!), sputum, mucus, phlegm.

 

[CathrynRose]

If it makes you feel any better, crotch doesn't necessarily mean groin. It just means a place where something splits - like on a tree, the place were a branch divides into two branches is a crotch.

.

No - you made it worse.

 

[kerrynic78]

spine

 

[Angelhalo]

[edited]"****"

and

"dump"

are the worst for me. I DESPISE when my DH says he's gonna "take a dump"

I also am not a fan of "slacks" when talking about pants, I think it makes the user sound like they are 80 years old. I used to have an aversion to panties, but somewhere along the way i seem to have embraced the word and now use it myself.

 

[Pooh Girl 71]

phlegm and mucus for me

moist for DD-16

 

[Twende]

snuck

But then it is not really a word. The proper word is sneaked!

I hate snuck. It makes me think of phlegm and mucus.

 

[KristaTX]

There are several internet kinds of words/abbreviations (e.g. siggie, POTUS), but one that I totally don't get is "hookairs". Doesn't it just mean "who cares?"? Why is that easier to type ? Or is "hookairs" a real word ?

 

[lillielil]

This thread made me think of something else I totally hate, also from What Not To Wear....

"A jean"
"A trouser"
"A boot"
"An espadrille"

Who wears one boot? I mean, unless you just have one foot, you're getting a pair of shoes, so use the plural!!! Using the singular form for various kinds of pants (sorry.... is that "pant"?) really drives me up a wall too. Is that some sort of bizzare wardrobe snobbery? I just don't get it. It bugs me so much. I wish that this board weren't censored so I could properly express how I really feel... you probably get my drift by now. HATE!

 

[sanapunk]

I hate words that the tabloids use like, "baby bump"

and what on earth is "canoodling"??

 

[Cool-Beans]

LIKE! If DD says "like" one more time, I'm going to murder her. And if the jury sits through a video of her talking, I will not be convicted.

"So, I was like talking to Allie and, like Megan was like there but like I wasn't like talking to Megan. So, like, she goes 'What do you mean?' So, like I had to like address that but I like didn't want to talk to her. And Allie like won't talk to her like at all and I like...."

I've taken to just saying the word out loud every time she utters it. It seems to be helping.

I'm like really like sick of it. Like a LOT.