What's the nastiest word in the English language?

Tens of thousands of people have voted on the grossest word in the English language — with “pus” taking the top spot. The icky word — defined as “a thick yellowish or greenish liquid produced in infected tissue” — received a whopping 9,799 votes in the poll, which was conducted by the online language platform Preply.
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What is the most hated word in the English language?

"Moist" is the early front-runner in a search to find the most-hated word in the English language. The distasteful adjective - a favourite of Great British Bake Off presenting duo Mel and Sue - has topped polls in the UK, US and Canada, according to those behind the global survey.
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What are the 10 most hated words in the English language?

These Are The 'Most Hated' Words in the English Language
  • Riddle. Definition: A mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.
  • Phlegm. Definition: Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages.
  • Moist. ...
  • Moreish. ...
  • Foetus. ...
  • Tofu. ...
  • Trump… ...
  • Crevice.
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What word was voted the grossest in the English language?

The ickiest of the icky.
  • Seepage (8,799 votes)
  • Moist (8,234 votes) ...
  • Splooge (7,893) ...
  • Fester (7,223 votes) ...
  • Mucus (7,083 votes) ...
  • Ooze (6,990 votes) ...
  • Putrid (6,912 votes) “Decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.”
  • Curd (6,344 votes) “A soft, white substance formed when milk coagulates, used as the basis for cheese.”
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What are disgusting words?

abominable, awful, creepy, distasteful, gruesome, hateful, horrific, loathsome, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, outrageous, repugnant, scandalous, shameless, shocking, vile, vulgar, cloying.
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What are the top 10 grossest words?

The top 10 grossest words in the English language
  • Seepage – 8,799 votes.
  • Moist – 8,234 votes.
  • Splooge – 7,893 votes.
  • Fester – 7,223 votes.
  • Mucus – 7,083 votes.
  • Ooze – 6,990 votes.
  • Putrid – 6,912 votes.
  • Curd – 6,344 votes.
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How do you say dirty slang?

  1. raunchy,
  2. scuzzy.
  3. [slang],
  4. shabby,
  5. skanky.
  6. [slang],
  7. sleazy,
  8. squalid.
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What are the worst words to say?

The 10 Worst Words in the English Language
  • Fester. ...
  • Puce. ...
  • Squelch. ...
  • February. ...
  • Pustule. ...
  • Bosom. No one says “bosom” anymore, not really, so at least we're doing something right as a society. ...
  • Often. I pronounce the T in “often” and I know people hate me for it, but I can't stop. ...
  • Isthmus. No.
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What is the least popular word?

The 20 Least-Known Words In English
  • genipap.
  • futhorc.
  • witenagemot.
  • gossypol.
  • chaulmoogra.
  • brummagem.
  • alsike.
  • chersonese.
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What is the hated word?

hate, detest, abhor, abominate, loathe mean to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for. hate implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice.
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Why is moist The worst word in English language?

People hate the word 'moist' because of its connotations to bodily fluids. People hate the word 'moist' because they're socialized to believe the word is disgusting.
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What are some words that people hate?

Top Words People Hate
  • Blog.
  • Bulbous.
  • Chunky.
  • Clogged.
  • Curd.
  • Dripping.
  • Fester.
  • Fetus.
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Is YEET in the dictionary?

to hurl or move forcefully:Somebody just yeeted a water bottle into the crowd. He's an early riser, so his mom never had to yeet him out of bed! to move forcefully or quickly: My cat yeeted out of there in a big hurry.
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What is the oldest word?

According to a 2009 study by researchers at Reading University, the oldest words in the English language include “I“, “we“, “who“, “two” and “three“, all of which date back tens of thousands of years.
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What are the 20 difficult words?

20 Most Difficult Words to Pronounce in the English Language
  • Colonel.
  • Worcestershire.
  • Mischievous.
  • Draught.
  • Quinoa.
  • Onomatopoeia.
  • Scissors.
  • Anemone.
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What's the f word in English?

Definition of the f-word

—used as a way to refer to the offensive word "fuck" without saying it or writing it He got in trouble for using the f-word on television.
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Which is the D word?

The D-Word is an online community for professionals in the documentary film industry. Discussions include creative, business, technical, and social topics related to documentary filmmaking. The name "D-Word" is defined as "industry euphemism for documentary," as in: "We love your film but we don't know how to sell it.
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How do you spell 30?

30 in words is written as “Thirty”. Number 30 is used to express a value or a count of objects. It comes at the 30th number in a set of natural numbers. The spelling or name of 30 in English is given by Thirty.
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What is a dirty minded person called?

Adjective. Depraved, perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense. evil-minded. filthy. nasty.
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What is dirtiness?

/ˈdɝː.t̬i.nəs/ the state of being dirty: I don't mind a little bit of a mess - it's dirtiness I can't stand. Dirt & untidiness.
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What does Moisty mean?

Definition of moisty

: damp, wet a misty moisty morning.
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What is Logomisia?

In language studies, logomisia is an informal term for a strong dislike for a particular word (or type of word) based on its sound, meaning, usage, or associations. Also known as word aversion or verbal virus.
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Why do I hate certain words?

Word aversion is marked by strong reactions triggered by the sound, sight, and sometimes even the thought of certain words, according to Liberman. “Not to the things that they refer to, but to the word itself,” he adds. “The feelings involved seem to be something like disgust.”
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Is moist the most hated word in the English language?

"Moist" is one of the most disliked words in the world. People compare hearing the word moist to hearing nails on a chalkboard.
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