Open Discussion:
We all have a word that gets stuck in our mouths, that makes us cringe when someone says it… Don’t we? Or is that just me?
Mine is very common, it’s also Modern Family star Ty Burrell’s least favorite word—“moist”. I hate the word “moist” and saying it makes my throat close a bit, like I’m about to throw up. I don’t know why I hate it, but I do.
And it can’t be a word you hate because of the meaning. Everyone hates the words “Nazi” and “genocide”. It has to be unrelated to meaning, hateable only because of the sound or something otherwise inexplicable.
Need some inspiration? Watch the hilarious Ben Aaron interview the cast of the film Butter, wherein he explains to Jennifer Garner, Ashley Greene, Ty Burrell, Rob Corddry, and Olivia Wilde how and why “butter” makes him cringe, and asks them what word sets their teeth on edge. And yes, one of them says, “tushie”.
So, what’s your least favorite word?
Why don’t you use favoritewords.com for your list? It’s a free tool, lacks some features, but it’s still in beta, so… I am pretty sure you’ll love using it. Thanks for posting your words.
Ladylike. I hate the word with a passion. It is so coded and loaded that I turn I entertaining shades of purple when it is used.
WAR!
Dilemma. It just doesn’t qualify as a good English word in my book. Maybe “dilemna”…..
Ok then – I suck
I use many of these hated words on a regular basis….I need to git me a word stylist
“Utilize”
The word is “use”. adding syllables doesn’t make you sound smarter.
It makes you sound like an idiot.
And by the way, irregardless isn’t a word either.
My least favourite is ‘misogony”
for Two reasons
1) If a person is a misogynst that means they hate all women, including women I love. This is enough to make me hate this word
2) The word has been co-opted to mean just about anything now. IMHO, it is mostly used as a shutdown word and has come to mean “You don’t agree with something that effects women”
refuge.
its a good word. But I hate it so much.
Peeps (as in “my peeps”)
purposefully. It’s long, it’s clumsy …… and it doesn’t mean what you think it means.
probably “gelassen.” I always have a problem with German participles.
plethora (and any other word of the month that folks who never had a clue what it meant start repeating. ugh… and also “Absolutely!” and hysterical.
If I say feminist will I be hated?:P
Privilege is probably one of my least favourites, it’s the go to word to dismiss a differing opinion. I hate that more than the word nazi.
Good one. I’ve noticed that anyone who tells me about privilige comes from a richer family than mine.
Husbeast. Ewwwww.
cute
hubby
creamy. the way the word rolls off the tongue makes me gag a little.
reading that word made me gag.
“Hot” – Overused, meaningless, classless.
Why not use “beautiful, handsome, gorgeous,….? The word is all about physical sexuality. Just because a person looks “hot” does not mean they are sexual.
Just saying.
“Hott” is good, though.
“Co-parenting.” It’s supposed to be positive, but in my experience, it is not.
Conversate & irregardless make me homicidal.
I also hate the word “moist”. Especially when it’s used to describe cake.
Also, “meal”.
Also, jeggings, any made up “aholic” word, and the word “webinar”
Man cave. Effing House Hunters and their effing man caves.
amen.
The fact the two words directly above didn’t go into moderation is troubling. I know some of the words that do go into moderation, and they’re much more innocuous. I bet the word “moderation” sends this into moderation.
Folks, please do let this through. It’s important.
Hmm, after reading the guidelines I probably should choose something other than closure.