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Your least favourite word in the English Language?

  • 08-10-2006 01:05PM
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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭Lurk


    After getting into a heated (drunken) debate recently with my mates we discussed what word in the english language do you despise/fear/dislike.?
    The current edition of the oxford Dictionary contains 171,476 words.
    My 2 least favourite which i cant narrow down anymore are:
    >Cancer
    >Pregnant

    Words are just tools, it depends on the context (for example, "Mr. X, I'm pleased to tell you that you don't have cancer and that's it's just indigestion" would be nice to hear).
    But if it was in a negative context, I wouldn't like to hear the word "bankrupt." :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Antidisestablishmentarianism

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Serendipity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Potential


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭tabatha


    end


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    word


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Gorey. or "absolutely!!!!!!!!!"

    Mike.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Least favourite words? Easily:

    I
    A


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 804 ✭✭✭doubledown


    Mucus


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,177 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Nice.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭Alter-Ego


    Archaic and Cunning.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,820 ✭✭✭Vorsprung


    Moist


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Jamey


    Mayonaisse


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    Scum, klaxon, bucket.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 375 ✭✭im_invisible


    chillax/ chillaxing,

    it just really fukin annoys me, whoever made it up should be shot


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 944 ✭✭✭NoDayBut2Day


    Lurk wrote:
    Words are just tools, it depends on the context (for example, "Mr. X, I'm pleased to tell you that you don't have cancer and that's it's just indigestion" would be nice to hear).
    But if it was in a negative context, I wouldn't like to hear the word "bankrupt." :D

    I agree; words I dislike are only dis-liked because of the context.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,131 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Undertake (when used instead of 'overtake on left')
    Brunch
    Garnish
    Breast


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭WunderFull


    steamy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Moist.

    Scrotum.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭tc20


    mike65 wrote:
    Gorey. or "absolutely!!!!!!!!!"

    Mike.

    Mike, i think you will upset a lot of our brethren with your dislike of a certain Wexford town.

    my own 2c- paean (cos i dont know how to pronounce it)
    - narcissism
    - phlegm


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 377 ✭✭sonic juice


    no


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,181 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    mike


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Sorry Gorey peeps! I just think of tailbacks! :o

    Mike.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭Geranium


    I don't mean to be offensive or sweary, but c-u-n-t is my least favourite word. Just gives me a horrible mental image. And is pretty sexist. Though you could use other swears to argue against that.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,070 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Butterfly - like eh huh ? what's goin on wit dat, cow fat and a buzzing noise ! OMG !!!!! :confused:


    It used to be wonderfully descriptive as flutterby :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    i hate the word "smell" it just sounds so horrible (imo) i try not to say it when i can,but its kinda hard...i also hate "smelly" and "smelt" and "smelting"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Freeflow. Abolutely hate that fcuking word. It just never comes out of Pigheads mouth right.
    Freefrow, Fleefrow, Fleeflow everything but bloody Freeflow. Stupid word.:mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Why? when said like that. I prefer when people say "Why do you think that is?" or "Howcome?"
    Maybe it's just my upbringing among the wolves.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭Altheus


    Freedom


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭mrmrbungle


    overused and improperly used all the time.


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