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We humans are so interesting to ourselves that we have plenty of sciences studying us from our biology to our behavior and speech. Due to these studies, nearly everything we do or think has a certain name.

For example, did you know that disliking certain words is called word aversion? Well, if you didn't, you do now. Plus, you have a full list of examples of the words people feel averse to, which were shared on one of the r/ask threads. So, let's jump into this list and see if we also feel gross about these words!

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#1

"Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Unalive.

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Captain McSmoot
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This needs to be higher.

Glix Drap
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is wrong with saying killed or diied? Misspelling is intentional by the way to avoid the BP censorship.

LakotaWolf (she/her)
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing is wrong with the words, Glix, but you've got a hole in one with the reason for your misspellings. "Unalived" came into parlance partially due to advertisers on sites not wanting words like KILL or DIE or MURDER or SUICIDE or DRÚGS - or words for human genitals - to come up on the sites they advertise on. They say it makes people associate their brand with those concepts (ludicrous, but that's corpospeak for you.) It also arose partially (and in an a-hole manner, I imagine) because of the rise of people accepting the concept of "trigger words" and "trigger concepts" for people who had been traumatized or abused. So (I think) a bunch of a-holes on Reddit started using "unalive" because "we can't say KILL or SUICIDE, that might TRIGGER SOMEONE!!!!!1" (* it could be the a-hole-ness wasn't a part of it, but knowing Reddit, I imagine it was.)

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Ben Aziza
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1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is such a disrespectful thing to prioritize false "PC" concepts over the tragic death of people... ESPECIALLY when it comes to suicide... God what an insult... You would rather demean the memory of the people who suffer injustice like that to appease the psychopathic unfeeling companies with virtue signalling people (Who I imagine are EXACTLY like Ashley from the Boys series) forcing this s**t? For what??? their AD money???

Brian Long
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

10000000000000000000000000000000% agree. can we kill this word?

Jill Rhodry
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1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this one came about to avoid censorship, triggers and demonitisation

Rosie
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On Youtube, there are a bunch of words content creators can't say anymore. Suicide, murder and many more.

Ben Aziza
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They can say them. There are rumours that the AI would stifle their videos and ad companies would abandon them... Some might abandon them sure but it is not a measure of success. As for the AI filter rumour... It was either fake or the AI was adjusted. Plenty of YouTubers say all manner of words and get away with it. Both good and bad ppl... A bad one is logan paul who streamed a victim of suicide...Then scammed kids... Now is selling food for kids under false pretenses with mr beast. Still gets ads... My conclusion is...The companies ACT PC...But if there is money THEY DON'T CARE! So small content creators are terrorized with bans and other things and the literal psychopaths thrive... ps: If you have kids or niblings...Please do not let them watch those guys. Not only do they target scams to kids mr beast specifically knowingly surrounded himself by not ONE NOT TWO but THREE predators...One called Delware after the city he was banned from as he molested a preteen girl. SICK...

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Angela C
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be number one. If you use the word "unalive" I literally will not take anything else you say seriously. You sound completely stupid and immature.

Steve Robert
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone needs to kill this word.

David
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The word 'unalive' is a monument to overly strict / poorly executed censorship. Even little kids too young to be surfing social media on their own know what dead / died means.

Jules
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1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are words like this even a thing now? Are we really such delicate daisies that we can't cope with real words? FFS just grow up!!!

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    #2

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Influencer.

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's bring back burning at the stake.

    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'd need to offer the stakee a fireproof selfie sticks for live streaming.

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    MadderPacker
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one who thinks that influencers are the symptom, the people who follow them are the disease.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I blame the public. Influencers are like bad women's fashion. People love to complain about them but they only exist because enough people click on their posts / purchase the products. Stop doing that and the problem would self correct.

    Brian Long
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lets just say some who is famous for nothing.....

    Panda McPandaface
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't everybody wince when they hear it?

    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These people don't influence me, only mindless spineless idiots would be influenced by these idiots.

    Patrick H
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't hate the word "influencer". I just dislike the influencers themselves.

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    #3

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Bae

    “Oh my god i miss my bae so much🥺🥺🥺”


    STFU.

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    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when 'Bro' is pronounced as 'Bra'. I'm old. I don't need this kind of stress.

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I secretly like "Bruh"...PLEASE DONT JUDGE ME! It mean "Bro what?" It is a perfect phonetic representation of that fundamental concept of bewilderment and confusion over something mildly odd and unexpected!

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does he work for British Aerospace and like it so much.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every generation comes up with silly slang words that make other people roll their eyes. For a while they are 'cool' to some and tolerated by others. Then they become dated and mocked. Then they become words written into books/shows to help establish the time frame. Like every 50s era show using words like 'gee' and 'swell' so we know it's old timey Mayberry and not 2024. TLDR: As you get older you just chuckle and move on as you wait for the next one.

    Panda McPandaface
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't find it any worse than 'babe'. I don't like babe either.

    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sittin' on the dock of the bae Watching the tide roll away I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bae Wastin' time

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is not very common anymore

    Jef Corb
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah... what a time to be alive man. Good luck tomorrow!

    𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when it was used like BTW, BRB, LOL, IDK. Used to be “before anyone else” then changed

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    Many of those who spend at least a part of their time online know that the internet hates the word “moist.” Funnily enough, it doesn’t appear on our list, but we have many others that people despise. 

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    But why do people hate “moist” so much? Scientists say it’s because of the word’s associations with bodily functions and parts. Some people argue they don’t like its phonics, but then they don’t have the same reaction to the words that sound kind of similar, like “foist” or “rejoiced.” Plus, when “moist” is paired with food words, people aren’t as disgusted by it. 


    #4

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why "preggers" makes my neck twinge.

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    Hidalgo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Baby mama and baby daddy are nauseating

    Dorothea Stovall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was old when I was in Target several years ago and saw they had Christmas and birthday cards for "my baby daddy."

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    Jaaawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the word 'kiddos' and 'doggos' and 'mama bear mode'

    Elaine Van Zon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my God yes kiddos and doggos! When did this stupidity start?

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no. That's not how it's spelled. It's spelled prangent, pegrent, pregonate, pregante, pergenat, or pregananant. SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShUeudtaFg

    Ben Aziza
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I laughed hard but deep down i dread them becoming parents XD

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    KDS
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Preggers is just as bad as couples saying “We’re pregnant” what is wrong with “My spouse and I are having a baby”

    Ivona
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, when a couple declares, "We're pregnant".

    Panda McPandaface
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look, I can't upvote all of these - it gets pointless!

    Shortstuff
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, "we are pregnant". Since when can a guy be pregnant?

    Slap Shot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really, what’s so hard about saying pregnant?

    Daniel Atkins
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like something a small child says because it is hard word to pronounce for them.

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    #5

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Hate it when people shorten things needlessly, like saying "preesh" instead of "I appreciate it". Lazy m**********r, just say "thanks".

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And there's me thinking that is was short for precious. Thinks of Gollum saying "Preesh, my preesh".

    Angrykitten
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Delish makes my skin crawl. It sounds so stupid

    Brazen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was just me that hated that word.

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    Ivona
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also "rents", "convo", "inspo", "vacay".

    Happynyss
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never heard of "preesh" before

    Mother of Giants
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having never heard "preesh" before, it was at this moment that I realized I'm old...

    Lila Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking at you Australia. At some point if you are wearing Tracky dacks on your way to Maccas after stopping at the bottleo... you just have to admit you are no long speaking adult English

    OneHappyPuppy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to generalize, but americans are mostly guilty of this - I remember a scene from Black Hawk Down when the main character (excuse my bad memory, I've no idea what his name is) goes to register for deployment to Mogadishu and the officer or whatever goes "we call it the Mogue"... I was going wtf in my head

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think in that case the horrors of combat made them give it a cute nickname in order to cope.

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    Jan Bowyer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've grown so weary of these. Half the time I don't even know what they're supposed to mean. I had to google what " nepo baby" was.

    Charlie C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    D**g instead of dragged is one I keep hearing too. Yuck.

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    #6

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Alpha male.

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he's a T rather than an A.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glix, A man has to have a lot of T to be an A. Without the testosterone it's difficult to manifest enough aggression to be an alpha. /J

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    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who calls themselves an "alpha" is the furthest thing from it

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an actual wolf, I can assure everyone that the whole "alpha male" thing in wolves isn't true. Some researcher made it up. He admitted it. So not even WOLVES have "alpha males" XD

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    olaff 422
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any of the toxic masculinity garbage.

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a real thing, just a bunch of insecure douche bags.

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohh yeh well I am one of those sigma males...NO NO OMEGA MALES! I am better than all of you! Yhe as cringy as it sounds...

    xolitaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has anyone ever told all those red-piller dudes that there are no "alpha males" in wolf packs? That entire concept has been debunked long ago...

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    Some Redditors say that the hate for this word is either a cultural or internet joke, which has been referenced in TV shows like “How I Met Your Mother” or “Dead Like Me.” People aren’t as bothered by the word as they claim to be for attention or the joke’s sake. After all, the word itself is normal; it doesn’t even have a negative connotation, just unpleasant associations. 

    Interestingly, the phenomenon of people’s hatred towards certain words has a name – word aversion. In some sources, it is also called logomisia. Basically, it’s when people feel distaste for the sound or sight of a word because it feels redundant, overused, or simply unpleasant to them. 


    #7

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Vacay. I’m overcome with an urge to destroy every time I hear it.

    What in gods name is wrong with me?

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    jujugoil1945
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to puke when I hear I people say that

    Crissy Newbury
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holly bobs. Jollies.

    Jules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily I've never heard this from a real person but god help that person if I ever do...

    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to take a vaccy to find out why.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any sensible person knows the proper term is hollibobs (gakkkk)

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    #8

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why "littles" and "boy mom"

    I hate them.

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    Multa Nocte
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate "boy mom." A lot.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the phrase and I also hate the behavior of the actual boy moms XD

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    Atom Bohr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crotch gobblin really bothers me. Child is a perfectly suitable word and shorter to type

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It tells you a lot about the user though

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    Tyranamar Suess
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like littles. I also like nugget. Boy mom is cringe.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a word that didn't exist and was needed, so I'm going to have to disagree with you. But feel free to invent a word meaning "nieces and nephews" and present it to the world

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    Kayci Styles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also "kiddos" makes me want to scream!

    Belynda Young
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kiddo gives me serious creepy feelings. Idk why it just feels dangerous.

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    Child of the Stars
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl dad too. I've started hearing that one more. Just say you're a parent.

    Max Fox
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Littles" is OK, "Boy mom" should be burnt

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    #9

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Panties.

    Something about it sounds so skeevy. JUST SAY UNDERWEAR 🤢🤢🤢

    Eta I had no idea so many people were so passionately devisive about this word lol.

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    Ripley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also loathe "panties" as a word. I agree with the OP - it sounds skeezy. As an Aussie, we say "undies", which is definitely the superior term. 😁

    DetriMentaL (It/That)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hehehehehehe ya'll also came up with budgie smugglers so I'll upvote ya

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    Charlie C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knickers are women's underwear. Pants/boxers for male. Underwear refers to any kind of undergarment.

    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird one this, given that underwear is a generic term for a whole plethora of different undergarments designed for any gender. Panties refers to a particular type of female-orientated underpants, so is simply more specific and accurate. I cringe when I see someone write "a pair of underwear".

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a female, I have no issue with "panties". I don't feel demeaned or anything using the word. Because if OP is gonna have an issue with "panties", they ought to also have an issue with "boxers", "jockies", "tighty-whities", and "briefs". And "thong" and "g-string". (Hey, why do men get so many more terms for their underwear?! XD )

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Underwear also includes vests, whereas panties is more specific.

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't get your panties in a bunch

    Surgichick
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It means "don't let your undergarments get entangled within your crack" LOL

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    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me, I can not for the life of me say rag when talking about a wash cloth, it feels so dirty to me idk why

    Dorothea Stovall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think a washrag is for washing your car or something kind of dirty outside. Washcloth is the term for the one you wash your face or body with. There. That settles that.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Skeevy".

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But “skeevy” means “creepy”. (Don’t you just love these differences??)

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    Diana Schlafer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally opened this article JUST so I could upvote this one. I hate that word - more than people hate "moist".

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    A professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago, Jason Riggle says that logomisia is similar to phobias – people with word aversion are disgusted by certain words instead of being simply annoyed by them, basically having a visceral reaction. 

    Apparently, words like the mentioned “moist,” “vomit,” “mucus” and “phlegm,” to mention a few, gross quite a lot of people out. Again, most of the time this is because they have associations with something gross, like bodily fluids.

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    Here, people on Reddit were discussing how the word “phlegm” might be even grosser than the infamous “moist,” because the latter at least has some positive connotations, while the former doesn’t. 


    #10

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Toxic. It seems everything is toxic these days: relationships, bosses, employees, teachers, books and friends; everything except actual poisons.

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    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been overused to a point where it's lost all meaning

    The Mediterranean Fruit
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m going to add my own: trauma. People say that have trauma for Every. Single Thing.

    Atom Bohr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless of course it's "mindful". Like toxic, everything is mindful these days and it drives me round the bend. What happened to nuanced language?

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hyperbole is king the past several years. A random selection of youtube video titles would be a good example.

    General Anaesthesia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's toxic, insane, unhinged, viral, hilarious, incredible, etc!

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    Alexandra Nara
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are people calling their parents toxic for not allowing any pod- eat challenges from tiktok

    sofacushionfort
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try this for improved accuracy and effectiveness: replace “toxic” with “immature”

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dam right! We got so many words with many degrees and adjacent meanings that we dont use... Unpleaset,Bad,Offputting,Vile,Evil... and as you say immature! Toxic still has a place. We should use it a bit less and the others a bit more!

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    Marilyn Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh and just add "cleanse regime" to that as tho we don't have livers and kidneys that do this job all the time

    Karen Shea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the best one on here. Worded beautifully! Yes, our population has become quite “toxic” as a result of the media television and egocentric personalities…however d***s are acceptable, smoking weed us “cool”..drinking is “cool”..despite the fact that we have a choice NOT to start the process and we can always work on ending the cycle??

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    #11

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Woke being used in a professional setting.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woke being used in any setting to mean anything other than the past tense of waking up from sleep.

    olaff 422
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fully support the original usage of woke, but not what the MAGAts turned it into.

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When it relates to sleeping then it's probably OK.

    jujugoil1945
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate it being used at all. So over done

    olaff 422
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look up the original usage and then calm down.

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    Ozymandias73
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this word in the "new" meaning. Like, it makes me think we're living in the Matrix or something and being "woke" means we just got unplugged.

    Anna Drever
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woke whenever it’s about something whereby we empathise or want better for someone other than ourself. And it’s usually from the right wing lot, not the left. Or maybe I’m just biased? 🤷🏻‍♀️ It pees me off right royally.

    Livingwithcfs
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yiu know I still have no idea what it's meant to mean, so obviously not an important word in my world.... im so glad about that

    Philippa Davies
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The original meaning was to be aware of social and political issues, particularly those affecting African Americans. I don’t know when it changed to being more of an insult.

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    iseefractals
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I define "woke" as insufferable person best avoided.

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    #12

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Furbaby, away and sh*te it’s a dog or cat (I adore both).

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    Magpie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I adore my pets. They are part of my family. I never wanted children. My beautiful pets are NOT babies. Furbaby is creepy somehow. Does the human child have some sort of severe Hirsutism? Do I need to know about it, in order to support this adult?

    Surgichick
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we claim on our taxes is the question....

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    Stannous Flouride
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And yet if I call their kids 'Skin-dogs' I get in trouble and am no longer allowed to work as an obstetrician." -source unknown

    Leekier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you’re Australian it’s probably OK but over here lying doggo means keeping out of sight

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    Jules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Derogatory term as it implies owner of said cat or dog have a pet when what they really want is a child. Not so.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree categorically. This is absolutely NOT true for every pet owner. I have four pets, two cats and two dogs. I haven't wanted children a single point in my life. I don't have cats and dogs because "what I really want is a child" - what a terrible stereotype. I have cats and dogs because they are loving, loyal, amazing, and I just like cats and dogs. "Furbaby" isn't a derogatory term. I embrace it. I have four furbabies. I don't want any human babies and never have.

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    Gabby Ghoul
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We refer to our cats as "fursharks" particularly around mealtime when they start circling.

    Ovata Acronicta
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel a little weird when people refer to me as my geckos' "mom" like for 7 of the lil fckers their *actual moms* are also in the house! Also when my male geckos inevitably start seeing my hands as an acceptable mate, I am DEFINITELY not "mom" to them.

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A vet once kept referring to me as my cat’s mom. Weirdo. I’m his older sister who is taking care of him, duh.

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    Ladedah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I vote that we change fur babies to furbies! (We all know they would say "YUUUUMMMM" if they could actually talk!)

    Ladedah
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refer to my dogs as "kitten" or "pittie kitty"! My male is brindle (black on a bright orange / red base) like a tiger... my female is black like a panther... thus, "Kittens" 😂. The "tiger" is also known as "Sock Dragon"... as he will collect and hoard every sock he can find! 🤣

    Corvus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason, I hate saying "doggo" instead of dog. What's wrong with the word "dog?"

    Happynyss
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing. Doggo is just more fun to say.

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    That’s why people working in journalism and especially marketing have to be wary that some people simply can’t stand certain words and it influences their behavior as consumers. For instance, they might be inclined to not purchase a product if its description, packaging, or marketing includes a word they feel averse to. 

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    For a second, let’s come back to the notorious “moist.” Research has found that if this word is featured on hygiene products, consumers are less likely to buy them because it repels them. At the same time, if the same word was on food packages, people wouldn’t be as repulsed by it, because in this context the word has a non-repulsive meaning.  

    Again, it proves that while sometimes word aversion is real, in other cases it is more context-based. 


    #13

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Every time someone says INITIATIVE in a work meeting a baby seal dies.

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    Gaius214
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I keep an old D20 in my pocket for this reason. Either toss it to them & say nothing happens until you roll or post a image & say same thing. I'll not mention what happens if they roll a 1.

    Lila Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok I gotta know... what happens with a nat 1?

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    Jules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Along with thinking out of the box, going forward and about forty other tedious utter cobblers words in corporate speak. Great for b******t bingo in meetings but very little else

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The worse thing about these words is that you just know that nothing will change, except the words..

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    Hime
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For whatever reason, "touch base" has me rolling my eyes. Hate the turn of phrase. Do I look like an athlete sitting over here in my creaking, cheap-a$$ office chair with the broken arm foam that pinches my elbow each time I lean on it? I am no more going to "touch base" than I am going to fly to the moon.

    Nikki Gross
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to touch base with someone, preferably upside the head with a stapler....but that's just me.

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    JB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like someone needs to synergize their connectitude with linkativity. Mondays, amirite?

    HardBoiledBlonde
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll have to circle back to you on your spit balling.

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    Snorkeldorf
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine was always "reach out". Why not just "please call Mrs. Jones" or "please contact Mrs. Jones.". Every single time I heard "reach out" the old Four Tops song would spring into my head.

    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take the initiative here and commit to not using it again.

    LittleTeapot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sure I’ll get downvoted or ignored for this but: people who hate these phrases either have a truly dumb boss who uses words to obfuscate their incompetence or they themselves are totally incompetant and are annoyed by people trying to get s**t done

    Phil Green
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My idiot boss likes to use the phrase, "What's the 'so what' of this?" I want to shove his "so what" where the sun doesn't shine. I am deliberately difficult with him because he speaks what he thinks is "business speech", but he just sounds like an idiot.

    Eugenia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me, it was proactive. Gave me the creeps during company meetings

    Untamed Snark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's take this offline so we can bring our arms around the initiative and decide who's wheelhouse it belongs in. From an actual meeting I sat through.

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    #14

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Rizz.

    Because I don't want to be associated with that word.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm lucky enough to have never encountered it, no idea what it means.

    Apatheist Account2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently it's short for charisma. Used by people who are short on charisma.

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Random Person: "My drip gave me rizz!" Young People: "You're awesome!" Old People: "Please go see a doctor before it's too late!" /J

    Jan Bowyer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I hear someone speak this way, in my mind their IQ drops by about 50 points.

    Deborah B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds too much like jizz, so it always comes off as skeevy to me. Like someone thinks they have charisma, but really they're grooming teenagers.

    Hellcaste's Wife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skibidi Toilet Rizz...Jesus Christ, what is going on with today's generation's language?

    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just slang, it'll die out one day don't worry

    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just tell them that piece of slang is old and outdated. It was even featured in a song from the 30s called "Puttin' up the Rizz"

    JK
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lets face it, it just sounds too similar to "jizz"

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    #15

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Daddy was made too inappropriate.

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    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who handed out Halloween candy? My sugar Daddy.

    David Morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right. For some reason it sounds really stupid and infantile. It sounds like the daddy IS a baby, not the father OF a baby.

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing wrong with "Daddy". Jus the context. A little kid calling their father daddy - fine. A grown woman using it for her boyfriend / husband - rather weird IMO.

    Steve Robert
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only girl that can call me Daddy is my daughter, who occasionally still does at 43 years old. Period.

    James Peek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only when it's an adult saying it too another adult who is in fact NOT their daddy! Mommy also for same reasons.

    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daddy is also what us southerners call our fathers. Doesn't matter if we are male or female he is Daddy to us.

    Naideine's Knots
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree with this in the sense that it needs to be given back to the children. No one should ever refer to their romantic partner, or financial beneficiary, as "Daddy". It's disgusting. Unless you're addressing a small child and talking about their father, or possibly reminiscing with your siblings about your own dad and you fondly remember him as Daddy.

    Ovata Acronicta
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mommy too, although to a lesser extent. Like let me just call my Mom "Mommy".

    El Dee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has always creeped me out..

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    Still, it’s normal for people to have words they dislike, even if it’s seemingly for no proper reason. This list is full of examples of them, from kind of weird ones to completely understandable ones.

    Knowing that a lot of aversion to words comes from context, it’s quite likely that these people heard/saw these words being used in an unpleasant context and it drove them to hatred, which is absolutely normal. After all, without it, this entertaining list wouldn’t have been possible, so at least some goodness was put into the world with them, right? 

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    #16

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Synergy.

    As a company that word for us is a deal breaker. We have a rule where once uttered during any meeting we get up and leave.

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's replace it with collaboration or partnership or teamwork (so last year). Mmh, perhaps not. How about boogie on down.

    kitten levels tokyo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's replace it with "Deathwhale" and just see what happens.

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    Ian Webling
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My motto for the year has bee: 'Let's synergize our ideation to maximize the bandwidth of our paradigm shift.' Could someone please tell me what it means?

    Debra Robinson
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just know it as that AI in Jem, the '80s cartoon. Yeah, I'm old.

    David Morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Synergy has a specific meaning. It doesn't mean 'work together'. Business execs really need to actually read some books instead of just attending conferences given by other execs who are also illiterate.

    Bunnybutt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would utter immediately. Every time.

    cecilia kilian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Europe it was/is a line of high end pantyhose/tights .

    Evagating Beewolf (she/they)
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    1 year ago (edited)

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    see this is why y'all need sans BS [censored cause bored panda won't let me post the proper name of the font] sans. not affiliated with the developer, but this is just hilariously awesome. it's also a good way of measuring the amount of BS in a company or organization. for instance, aptoslabs.com (in 'who we are') has two legit (legit defined here as 'not part of another word') flags in 46 words, meaning 4 percent of their descriptors are BS. The Internet Archive's about page has one legit flag (most of the other flags come from their teleVISION news archive) in 661 words, so only 0.15 percent or so of their words are BS. (This tells you a ton about both web3 and the internet archive). anyway, enough jabbering. here's the link: https://www.sansbullshitsans.com/

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    #17

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Networking (shudder).

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a network architect and networking make me shudder as well.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the word is new(er). The concept of making social connections to further your career or business has been around forever. Think of "It's who you know..." that has been around for ages. I think the cringe with 'networking' is how it gets overused by people who sound like douchebags saying it.

    Steve Robert
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you're a goalie for a soccer team.

    #18

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Orientate - just seems like one too many syllables.

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    geezeronthehill
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like "orient ", but I'm lazy. It means find the east when the sun rises.

    Ladedah
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the actual way to use this word! As a nurse, I always cringe with disgust when another nurse is giving me hand-off report and refers to a patient as "orientated." B***h, the patient is either oriented or disoriented. Using "Orientated" just makes people seem uneducated. Same with when they say "statting" instead of "satting" when referring to O2 Saturation... it's SATuration, not STATuration. For f***s sake!

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    Cerridwn d'Wyse
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It comes from them shorting orientation to orientate as opposed to just orient. It's oddly conjugated. And while it's become more common I've known quite a few older people to use it and I think it's because they were never corrected when they did it the first time but it drove me nuts

    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you sure? I think that if anyone is using "orientate" as a noun it should be okay to unalive them. "Orient" is a verb, and "orientation" is a noun.

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    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I desperately want to say no, but apparently "irregardless" is considered an actual word now, so all bets are off.

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    Dorothea Stovall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it is too many syllables. Isn't it just orient?

    Toothless Feline
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s backformed. “Orient”, the verb, becomes “orientation” as a noun. There are many other “-ation” nouns that derive from “-ate” verbs (such as “mutate”/“mutation”, “ruminate”/“rumination”, “vacate”/“vacation”), so some people who were unfamiliar with “orient” assumed that the verb form was “orientate”. It’s become common in usage and so is no longer considered “wrong”, but it’s an absolutely unnecessary redundancy.

    Phantom Phoenix
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next thing you know, it'll be "conversated" about...

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    Steve Robert
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Why don't you go orientate yourself" sounds like a great put down.

    Jay Cee
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Orient = east, Occident = west. Fun fact - ancient European maps were drawn with East at the top because Jerusalem was in the east and you pointed your map towards Jerusalem/the east hence orientate.

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    #19

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why "Utilize." Please just say "use" and save some syllables.

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    LizzieBoredom
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when did 'price' become 'price point'?? I mean what the hell? Sorry, I meant what the hell point?

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lizze, The term price point has been around for ages. But it's a business term not usually used by folks not planning the marketing of products. -- "All you need to keep in mind is that a price point refers to a hypothetical, potential price. For example, you might predict that you'll be able to sell 1000 T-shirts at a £5 price point. Whereas the price is the actual price it sells or sold at."

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    Adam Elder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would use a spoon to eat a yoghurt but I would utilise a spoon to help taking a tyre off of my bike to fix a puncture.

    Jason B
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a writer, I can say these are NOT interchangeable all the time.

    Rocket Surgeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Utilize is a perfectly fine word, when used correctly. You use a pen to write something down. you utilize it to prop your keyboard up when one the feet breaks.

    Patrick H
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This entry seems like the opposite of many of the other entries on this list that completion about shortening words out of laziness. Utilize is a perfectly acceptable word if used correctly. Don't throw shade at it because of your own lazy diction.

    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same goes for got rather than gotten.

    Diane Tucker
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Lord yes! Bugs me almost as much as when people say "on a daily basis" when they could say just "daily". Argghhh.

    David Morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every word has a specific meaning all it's own, and although some are synonyms of other words, the precise meaning is different. Just using an alternative word doesn't necessarily make you sound smarter, especially if you misuse it.

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    #20

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Hubby 🤢.

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worse is, my old man or my old lady

    David
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never been a fan of cheesy slang for spouses / SOs. But on the whole, 'hubby' isn't the worse I have heard. I'd rather hear hubby than 'daddy' or 'bae'.

    Abe Hartman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand the issue with most of these

    Simon Chen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When i read hubby, for whatever reason, i instantly have a picture of some obese, tattooed, chainsmoking woman living in a trailer in my head. Its not noce but its the truth

    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son drives me nuts he always drives me nuts he always says MY WIFE, he never says her name.

    catt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong with this? It's cute in context💕

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    #21

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Ick, gives me the ick.

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    Angela C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume anyone who says something "gives them the ick" is actually 5 years old because it sounds like something a child that age would say.

    Cerridwn d'Wyse
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again I think it's overused. I think it's okay to hear some things icky when that's really what it is. And it's the word that is appropriate. However icky is a little different

    BrunoVI
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor lady in the photo... she gets used by Bored Panda for so many unfortunate purposes.

    xolitaire
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember these once being called pet peeves?

    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just amazed that this phrase it's still around. I thinks it's really 90s, so surprised the kids don't think it's too old to still be in use.

    Tyranamar Suess
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love ick. Especially when you got some type of weird virus going around. I call it "the ick."

    Jay Cee
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It originated in the TV series Ally McBeal.

    LittleTeapot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😆 I just used this in the comment to another post. I so often no idea which group of BPs I belong to!!

    Kelly Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm to the point of ick every time I see that woman in the pic.

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    #22

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Naughty, waifu, husbando. i feel SO gross just saying it.

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    LizzieBoredom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are not enough hours in the day for Faux English.

    My O My
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Naughty is just naughty, like stealing cookies from the cookie jar, no?

    Jules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know what the second one is and can only guess what type of prat would use the third...

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some anime culture. Some use it ironically for a laugh... Others you stay the F away from XD Like legit obsessed with fictional char to the point of UNIRONICALLY calling them husband or wife with a Japanese pronunciation...I dont see what they have to do with Naughty tho. It is a normal word used to tell kids what not to do no? (Not a native English speaker here correct me if i am wrong)

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    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know what I hate when people say it without knowing it's actual meaning, baka, baka means stupid, idiot, dumb, etc, baka is Japanese, many many weebs (as a weeb/anime fan myself) are very cringe and say baka all the time as if it means something inappropriate, I literally feel uncomfortable saying things like baka and senpei because of people not googling the meaning of words they use everyday as a joke, it annoys me to my very core

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry in advance if I sound condescending and Don't get me wrong it is good you have an alt hobby or two... Makes you distinct. Alas the "cringe" part is taking it too seriously like this. The terminal stage...incorporating it in real life with ppl who have no idea you are talking about... If you are, there try to roll it back... Also you sound young...So please watch out for the groomers infesting anime discords and chat platforms in general, ESPECIALLY the gambling games. I remember when I was young and creeped the F out...Good lord the amount of PDFs there...Extra dangerous and unhinged...Makes sense when you consider what kind of person would gamble money to collect underage characters. I remained safe as a kid cus we were a group of IRL friends, and we watched out for each other from creeps. Kinda like how some women go to the bathroom together. Stay safe.

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    Dorothy Reiser
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from Japan and they don't even use these psuedo-Japanese words.

    Ivona
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Naughty" is an actual word. According to Google, "waifu is a fictional character, usually from anime or related media, that someone has a strong affection for, sometimes romantic. The term is a Japanese rendering of the English word "wife".

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    #23

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Game changer. Cant stand it.

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    Jason Kennith
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see anything wrong with this word.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily I know only one person who uses this

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fine if not overused. A change that is so significant it substantially changes the methods or outcome of what you are doing. I think like many words and phrases it is the overuse / hyperbole that makes it annoying. When it is used appropriately I think most folks are more interested in the actual change than the wording. When used inappropriately I think folks just focus on the hyperbolic wording being annoying corporate speak.

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    #24

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Niblings.

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    n75mk9nk2n
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed! It's descriptive and funny sounding. Pleasant to say.

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    Heffalump
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a needed word. There is just no single-word synonym.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like it, but I also don't like repeatedly saying "my niece and nephew".

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate it when referring to adults. It's infantilizing to me.

    Namea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It encompasses non binary family so I like it. I can use nibling for my sister's non binary kid without saying "my sister's kid" every time or misgendering them.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Niblings is a term cannibals use to refer to feed stock that is still young and tender. /J But for real I had to google because I've never heard this used. -=-- "A nibling is a gender-neutral term for the child of one's sibling, such as a niece or nephew. The word is a combination of the "n" in "niece" and "nephew" with "sibling". Linguist Samuel Martin coined the term in the early 1950s, but it was relatively obscure for many decades. It has become more widely used in recent years. "

    PhaseWitFact
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like this word. We need more gender neutral words

    Leekier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree but I still wouldn’t use it, because I’d have to spend too long explaining it.

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    #25

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Mouthfeel.

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    MoMcB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We absolutely use it to describe a product we are testing, mouth feel is important, from everything from sausages to cakes.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a bad word at all if used properly. Mouthfeel is HUGE if you are in the business of manufacturing food and want it to sell. As a simple example, I like peas but I prefer frozen peas cooked gently so they still have texture. At least one of my relatives like the mushy peas that come from cans but doesn't like them when firmer. Both are peas and taste like peas. The difference in what we like / don't like is the texture differences or 'mouthfeel'.

    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that's a new one. Your own or other people's?

    Apatheist Account2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a technical jargon term used by industry people to rate things like coffee or chocolate products.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it's not always JUST texture. It's also if whatever you're eating/drinking leaves a residue in your mouth or leaves your mouth/tongue feeling funny.

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    Sinclair
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds like something a 4 year old would say because they haven't learned "texture" yet. Infantile.

    Boop the Snoot. Pound the Paw.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The word is gross, but is actually a thing. When I learned about, I started to understand why I eat certain specific foods, it's because of the ......

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    #26

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Potty has got to be the SINGLE worst word on the planet.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's ever used by an adult except when referring to young children then yes.

    Jay Cee
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    von Lipwig? Amazing literary character. Well done Terry Pratchett!

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    Steve Robert
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My youngest great grandson is going through potty training. How else would you describe it! Sounds better than " he's learning how to shiit properly".

    Hime
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha. I always say this to my friend at work because we are always joking we work at a daycare center instead of a corporate office.

    Leafy Dawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Potty is an actual item used when toilet training our kids. In the UK at least.

    Leekier
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whereas going potty or being potty means we’re a bit cracked!

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    wowbagger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use it when I'm telling my dog to do his business. It's an ugly word, but I couldn't think of a good alternative, and it's good for him to know a pretty universal word for this, in case someone else is taking care of him.

    Heather Menard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tell my dogs to go potty all the time

    JessieJ&LilyLovebug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother always said "potty paper" instead of toilet paper. It drove my mom crazy. Now, my mom refers to our dog going "potty" to refer to her going number two (pooping). I haven't brought this up to my mom...

    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's an episode of the Big Bang Theory where everyone makes fun of Raj for using that word for the physical toilet.

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    #27

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Agenda. What's on your agenda today? God I get so irrationally annoyed.

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    Glix Drap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Consults agenda ...... Reading Bored Panda.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So telling us what you have planned today, is that an agenda reveal....

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    Apatheist Account2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What then is an easier way to describe the scope of items to be discussed in a meeting?

    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what the term is properly applied to. If you have a meeting you can have an agenda. If you aren't having a meeting, you have a schedule or a to-do list, not an agenda.

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    Eugenia
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, agenda is an ancient latin word that means (things) to do. Hence the name of the book we also call diary. Verb agire (to act), agenda (to be done).

    Annita Stephanou
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! And this is how we still.use the word in Greek!

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    Beth Wheeler
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This for a little while then work allll day and a plasma donation after work, watch TV and sleep while working in potty breaks for the dogs.

    Kim Steffen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agenda is the plural of agendum.

    Steve Robert
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you're in a meeting. Then you must have an agenda.

    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least the OP recognizes that they're irrational about it.

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    #28

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Slit.

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    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there goes my agenda for physics experiments.

    FrogMan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

    Nikole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know if you’re in the U.S., but there’s a commercial for all-natural deodorant lotion. The woman in the ad says, “You can use it from your pits to your…” and then looks down. I always think SLITS.

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    #29

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Succulent. Unless you're talking about a plant.

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    PFD
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about a Chinese meal?

    Ben Aziza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You legit made me laugh for a solid minute thanks!

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, silly word to be upset over. It has specific meanings as both an adjective and a noun.

    Janissary35680
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Memo to self: Outline new Perry Mason mystery, "The case of the succulent succubus".

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because it sounds like suck and your mind goes to penes, and it's something you don't like to do. Get back in your box

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    #30

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Ointment, I hate that word!

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    Ben Aziza
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salve is the cooler cousin! (I just wanna use the vocabulary I learned from RPG games XD)

    LB
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you're going to get a lot further with that in the Netherlands and Germany (zalf, Salbe)

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    kitten levels tokyo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it gets bonus points because it sounds suspiciously close to the sound pigs make. 🐷

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used quite frequently from a medical perspective.

    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This thread is getting sillier the farther down I scroll.

    PFD
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At last one that actually meets the list criteria rather than just being a language peeve.

    Skip Reynolds
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same word family as "Toilet" and "Moist".

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    #31

    "Panties. Just Say Underwear": 31 Words People Hate But Can't Explain Why Entrepreneur.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always had a negative connotation to me, as in the person who adds no value to a product, a project, a system, a company. When my employer started using "Entrepreneurial Mindset" as one of its core values for employees I knew the writing was on the wall.

    kitten levels tokyo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought it was the person who started the company.

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    David
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like many posts in this thread, it is a word with a specific meaning and I think folks complaining about it are triggering on overuse / misuse rather than the word itself. It means "a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so." and it comes from the French - entreprende "undertake".

    Jay Cee
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To quote George Bush: "The French don't even have a word for Entrepreneur!"

    Binky Melnik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I hear this one, I’m taken back to Eddie Murphy doing “Mr Robinson’s Neighborhood,” and his word of the day, “Onta-pa-noor,” and I start cackling and looking to my friends who also remember that “SNL skit, and once we catch our breath, it’s Eddie doing Buckwheat doing the late-night commercial for those romantic hits and we start singing, “Unce, twice, fee tines a mady,” and suddenly it’s bedlam. 🤤 I may be old, but I was alive for and still remember when “SNL” was good forty years ago! Also, I live among 125 black men, so I’m lucky this happens a LOT, and they require ME to sing that song! 😲😵‍💫 Let’s all laugh at the white girl!

    Abe Hartman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's overused but that's the extent of the probably.

    wowbagger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the candidates in a local election keeps referring to herself as a "serial entrepreneur." It bugs me for no reason.

    Brian Droste
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it refers to somebody starting a new business, then I am OK with it. But if somebody else is using it for something else, no.

    Victoria
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer Bidnessman or Bidnesswoman.

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