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Words I Don’t Like.

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Calendargirl Mon 09-Aug-21 18:28:29

Spinster.

Makes me visualise a thin, grey-haired, timid, sad lady.

Very out dated for today’s hip young singletons.

welbeck Mon 09-Aug-21 19:39:52

sorry, i think most of us can work out what those words are, without having to specify, as some here find them unpleasant.

JaneJudge Mon 09-Aug-21 19:39:41

Gill, the soundtrack is fine but shock the language
I know it was of its time though so was quite thankful in a way to watch an uncut version

welbeck Mon 09-Aug-21 19:38:53

milk !

GillT57 Mon 09-Aug-21 19:36:54

ElderlyPerson

ElaineI

What's the s word and m word.

The m-word is something that vegans do not eat.

Maltesters? But we do

ElderlyPerson Mon 09-Aug-21 19:33:14

ElaineI

What's the s word and m word.

The m-word is something that vegans do not eat.

welbeck Mon 09-Aug-21 19:28:18

panty-hose, which is what americans call tights, the thin ones, i think.

Riverwalk Mon 09-Aug-21 19:19:39

Lots of 'moists' on the baking threads e.g. a lovely moist lemon drizzle cake.

BlueBelle Mon 09-Aug-21 19:18:53

I guess my most disliked words are ….hun, hubby, furbaby ?

Ohmother Mon 09-Aug-21 19:17:55

Chiropodist. Because my irritating friend used to pronounce it ‘ cheer opodist’ ?

GillT57 Mon 09-Aug-21 19:17:17

JaneJudge

I had never watched Saturday night fever until last night.....very many words (and behaviours) made me shock confused !!!

holey crapolata

One of my absolute favourite films, I love the soundtrack!

MissAdventure Mon 09-Aug-21 19:15:21

Is the SM part of the BDSM thing?

JaneJudge Mon 09-Aug-21 19:13:33

I had never watched Saturday night fever until last night.....very many words (and behaviours) made me shock confused !!!

holey crapolata

Riverwalk Mon 09-Aug-21 19:13:26

ElaineI

What's the s word and m word.

Surely not S&M shock

TillyTrotter Mon 09-Aug-21 19:12:46

Speculum.
Always makes me shudder.

GillT57 Mon 09-Aug-21 19:12:01

Panties
Moist
Gusset
Ointment

Crikey, a rather awful vision there, sorry.

Charleygirl5 Mon 09-Aug-21 19:11:48

MawBe you have hit the nail on the head- it is one of the words I also dislike. I would also add panties, LOL, belly, spinster, epileptic, Miss. I could go on.

BlueSky Mon 09-Aug-21 19:09:23

‘Panties’ I wonder why it makes my skin crawl while pants or knickers are OK?

Spinnaker Mon 09-Aug-21 18:59:24

Detest the word masticate - makes me feel sick.

MawBe Mon 09-Aug-21 18:58:01

I’m not too fond of odious I suppose because I know its origin is from odium/odiosus ( “hatred” ) there is an overlay of the word odour

MawBe Mon 09-Aug-21 18:53:36

Not M&S surely?
Now those letters are usually enough to start a thread! grin

ElaineI Mon 09-Aug-21 18:49:31

What's the s word and m word.

MawBe Mon 09-Aug-21 18:48:25

It’s not a word but LOL at the end of a statement, particularly one I didn’t actually find all that amusing, is a real irritant.
Unsurprisingly all sorts of “text speak” have the same effect.
I often wonder what people who write gr8 or * hun* do with all the time they have saved?

EkwaNimitee Mon 09-Aug-21 18:41:12

Dribble and drool…the image of cows doing it turns my stomach

Chewbacca Mon 09-Aug-21 18:39:58

Panties. envy <<not envy>>

ElderlyPerson Mon 09-Aug-21 18:37:04

I dislike the s-word that the BBC seems to think is necessary in plays. I once started to watch a drama series around the topic of autism and part way through a man (not the autistic person) used the s-word. I was disgusted.

The s-word also seems to be in a lot of movies,. used to express annoyance. If I were in charge they would not get on television - but I'm not.

As a vegan, I avoid using a certain word and refer to it as the m-word.