11 Words That Make My Skin Crawl

December 20, 2010 5:00 pm     Posted in Entertainment, HaHa  Courtney - Bridgewater State University g+ page

It’s weird when you think about it – the way a simple word can gross you out as much as watching those nasty surgery shows on TLC or stepping over fresh puke on your way to class on a Monday morning. But it happens. A lot. There are just some words that give us all the heebie-jeebies and after my mother used the word moist to describe how amazing her brownies were this morning, I decided 1) I’m too grossed out to eat a brownie right now and 2) it’s time to make a list of the words that make me feel icky, uncomfortable and downright dirty.


By Courtney

Yeah, I guess I’m a masochist.

Crusty: I know that crusty bread can be a good thing, but that’s usually not what I’m thinking about when I hear this word. Hard as I try (and trust me, I try!), I can’t get “crusty underpants” out of my head.

Panties: Ask me how many times I’ve uncomfortably giggled when the older, voluptuous lady at Victoria’s Secret offered to show me where the ’5 for $25′ panties were. Is it possible for a 20-year-old girl to feel like a dirty, old man at the mere mention of the word??

Facial: A big thanks to the porn industry for ruining one of the most relaxing spa treatments known to mankind. Never again will I be able to comment on “the best facial I’ve ever had” without feeling absolutely disgusting.

Moist: “Mmmm, these muffins are really moist.” Shudder.

Supple: If you are writing a super market romance novel, this word is perfect. “The supple young woman walked over to the counter while every men’s gaze was glued to her.” Anything else is just plain wrong.

Wet: This term not only describes something that is covered with liquid but also what is not dry. Yes, wet can be used to describe a counter top, or a plate. But it is also used to describe other things: “Did you hear that slimy, wet fart?”

Ointment: The word itself sounds like an infection. Which makes me think about all the gross, oozing things that you’d need ointment for. Which makes me want to barf.

Yeast: Even seeing it on a recipe card for some yummy homemade bread just makes me think of…. down there. And no one wants to put some fresh jam on that ish. (Editor’s Note: And if they do, well, double ew.)

Pimply: I don’t know if it’s the combination of the “p” and the “l” or if it’s the mental image of some poor soul whose entire face is covered by those juicy pimples, but yeah – I kind of threw up in my mouth.

Tits: Boobs, breasts, lady lumps….they all sound so much more pleasant than ‘tits.’ It’s just so derogatory and ugly. As are the people who would actually use this term.

Chunky: Think about it – is there anything positive in this world that can be described as ‘chunky’??

What words give you goose pimples? (Ew. Pimples.) Share ‘em below and maybe together we can forge a campaign to rid the world of this nastiness once and for all.

36 Comments on "11 Words That Make My Skin Crawl"

  1. Alison says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20105:06 pm 

    Pussy.

    My least favorite word in the english language. Ugh. So gross. It's almost a deal breaker if I hear a guy say that word.

  2. Soley says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20106:16 pm 

    Chunky chocolate bar?

  3. karolinewithak says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20106:36 pm 

    Chuky chocolate chip cookies? Chunky Monkey ice cream?

  4. Charlotte- University of Birmingham says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20107:41 pm 

    Aaah I love this post!! I also hate the word chunky and "chunky" itself.
    I hate the words "sinew" and "tendom" blaaaaah.
    and also lumpy (ew?)and flab.
    moist is also vile!!

    Charlotte http://www.girlnextdoorfashion.net

  5. Megs says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:16 pm 

    Have you watched Dead Like Me? Read the book Confessions of a Not It Girl?
    Cuz several of those words were discussed with disgust. :)

  6. Michael Scott Hertzberg says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:20 pm 

    how bout when brute manly men like to use the phase, "i'll be right back, i need to take a piss."

  7. Lauren - University of Michigan says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:30 pm 

    That doesn't sound appetizing at all. In fact, it makes me feel worse about my diet for eating it.

  8. Leah says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:41 pm 

    i hateeee the word "birthing." it's disgusting.

  9. alexandra says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:42 pm 

    Ha, I loved this. Everyone has word pet peeves. One of my friends is grossed out by the word "loafer". Who knows why, haha. My least favorite by far is puss. Or any variation of it. Like, "that wound is pussing." I almost threw up typing that. I'm out. Haha.

  10. Summer says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:56 pm 

    hahahah This makes me think of How I Met your Mother when Barney puts on a show just saying "moist" and squirting Lilly with a water pistol

  11. Summer says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20108:58 pm 

    UGh WHYY??? That word is so gross- there's nothing offensive about it, it's just auditorally unpleasant

  12. Rauleigh says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 20109:20 pm 

    Tender and Hot Mess are very disturbing too

  13. Bee says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 201010:08 pm 

    i hate the word "cluster". it reminds me of the poster at my doctor's office talking about a cluster of genital warts.

  14. Rebekah says:
    Mon, 20th Dec 201011:41 pm 

    I agree with most of these words, except I don't think chunky is so bad. But I also don't like "Juicy" and "Squirt". They just sound nasty…

  15. Riko says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 201012:13 am 

    The word hubby enrages me. honestly. I get so annoyed when someone tries to tell me what “the hubby” was doing today, yuck!

  16. Crystal says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 201012:35 am 

    I really dislike the word "chives". It's really a food/plant related to an onion or something, but in my head it just sounds like some kind of STD…

  17. Sarah says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20101:49 am 

    Haha my boyfriend and I were saying how gross the word "crusty" is the other week – there's nothing good that can be described as crusty!

    I also hate "hubby" and until I started working with kids, the word "tummy" just freaked the f*** out of me – even when I was little myself. :(

  18. Guest says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20102:46 am 

    Stool is an awful word.

  19. Mel says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20104:41 am 

    oooze. any variation of the word, oozer, oozing, ughh.

  20. Niki says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 201011:08 am 

    Moist and panties are on my list……..but so is pedestrian. I'm not really sure why….but I think it stems back from when I was a little kid and learning to read and I'd always read street signs, etc. while in the car…….and since I couldn't read all that well yet, I thought the word was pronounced Ped-es-strain. Mixed with "x-ing" (instead of crossing) I'd always be like "Ped-es-strain X-ing?? What could that even mean?" In my 5 year old mind it sounded like something you had to try REALLLLLLLY hard to do….and ever since, I've just LOATHED the word!! ;)

  21. sam says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20102:07 pm 

    the "c" word .. ugh

  22. Marie says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20104:33 pm 

    All of those words except facial and chunky are on my list. I also have the c*** and p**** words on my list. I hate those words more than anything in the world

  23. KelBel says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20106:10 pm 

    hate the word SMEAR

    eww

  24. Olivia says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 20106:28 pm 

    "Moist", "Panties" (I actually told some woman from Victoria's Secret how gross that word is, and she looked at me like I was crazy), "Belly" and "Nipple." Ew!

  25. Julie Goodmonson says:
    Tue, 21st Dec 201010:44 pm 

    Ejaculate and mucus.

  26. Justine says:
    Sat, 25th Dec 20101:42 pm 

    Chunky peanut butter?

  27. Muriel says:
    Tue, 28th Dec 201011:04 pm 

    humid. ick.

  28. Amanda says:
    Thu, 30th Dec 201012:01 am 

    discharge.

  29. Emily says:
    Fri, 31st Dec 20105:14 am 

    Crotch. I can't stand that word.

  30. Zara says:
    Sat, 1st Jan 20112:16 pm 

    That's exactly what I was thinking lol

  31. Sarah says:
    Mon, 3rd Jan 20111:42 am 

    queef has to be with out a doubt the worst word…I cringe every time I hear it.

  32. oldwolves says:
    Tue, 4th Jan 20111:43 pm 

    My wife's an esthetician and I whole heartedly agree with the cringe assessment for 'facial'. Especially when she comes home and raves ,"I did six facials today and I'm exhausted!" because I love my wife and her naivete I hug her and praise her and go outside to the garage and laugh my ass off!

  33. Mr. Bumpers says:
    Tue, 4th Jan 201111:43 pm 

    This must be a woman thing. Either that you all have some serious issues and should seek professional help. Quickly.

  34. Love says:
    Mon, 19th Mar 20127:32 pm 

    LOL All of these words can be related back to Sex/Porn and STDs/STIs. That's why they're all gross.

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