Words you hate
 

I know there is a thread on words we don't like to hear (overused, etc.) This is for words that you just can't stand the sound of. Some of mine:

Moist - I HATE this word with a passion.
Plump
Panties
Slacks

There are others that I'll have to add as I think of them!!

Environmentalist
Protester
Politically-Correct
Jew (when used in a derogatory manner)
Occupied Territories (the 'occupied territories' were fairly gained in a war they did not start)
Moderate (the is no such thing)
Comp (it's such a stupid abbreviation!)
Laci Peterson (I just don't care enough about the case to hear about it 4 hours a day)
Yankee
French
Aggie (i'm gonna get in trouble for this one :rolleyes: )
Jayhawk
Wildcat
Topeka
Kansas

HA! I thought I was the only one who hated the word "slacks."

Most any trendy slang word used on MTV. They make the person using it sound stupid.

Soup

Yummy

Rar (roommate said it all the time last year, drove me nuts!)
Frat (you don't call your country a cunt...)
Cunt
Pussy
Twat
Formal Group Housing (it's an LU thing)
Pot

James, my theory is this: Fuck & shit are okay 'cuz they're derrogatory slang for something that everybody does. Cunt, pussy, twat, etc., are derrogatory slang for something that is unique to women.

I also can't stand the phrase "Lost my virginity." Virginity is not something you lose. It's not a set of car keys. You're not going to find it in the couch cushions between the remote and the spare change.

Now THAT is funny.

This isn't so much the word itself, but I hate when people say "pitcher" instead of "picture"

Words I hate:

Coolie
Word-when used as a "yes" or something like that

i have never thought of that. perhaps people should start saying that 'i gave up my virginity, but thats kind weird. how about just 'i am not a virgin' would if people starting saying 'i sold my virginity for a night of some lovin' :p

THANK YOU!!!! I thought I was the only one who thought that!!! Its not lost, you know exacutly where it went.

I also hate the word 'panties'. My reasoning- you call boots/shoes for little babies 'booties', so wouldn't 'panites' be little pants for babies, but instead its underwear for girls.

Tits/teets (don't know why for this one)

Right now I hate the words that stand for ATP, DNA (and the associated bonds and stuff) and anything else having to do with biology. Not that I hate biology, but trying to teach it to high schoolers is getting on my nereves.

I cringe every time I hear "G*d Damn".

Me, too.

I can't stand when I say someone's name, and they respond by saying, "What?"

I heard a joke a long time ago about losing virginity. The comedienne said that she didn't lose it. It didn't disappear one day. She knew exactly where it went. "I left my virginity in the backseat of a car." Funny stuff. :p

Yes, some girls find those words offensive. The "c" word I don't use. The others--- yes, I use them. As a matter of fact-- F**k is my word of choice!!:) (i know not very lady like--too bad)
James, I am not sure why these words are thought of as offensive. I actually find very little offensive, but I know plenty of people who do.

I also never understood why girls get so upset over the word bitch. And the line "it's a pg dog", doesn't cut it for me. That word has it's own meaning that goes well beyond the definition found in Websters.

-wendi

Me too Sandy. I "damn" alot of things --- but I never use the phrase G*d Damn.
I also cringe when I hear people say "Jesus Christ" in a non-religious conversation-- ya'll know what I'm talking about.

-wendi

I'm with you on the "panties" bandwagon. I've hated that word since I was a little girl, and flat out refused to say it. (Chalk "Under-Roos," and "Under-Garments" up there too. It's just plain "Underwear!") Jeesh.

On a sort-of related subject- I hate when people (parents/young children) call their reproductive organs their "Privates." Ugh- reminds me of obsessive compulsive soccer moms who call having to pee needing to "tinkle."

Don't have so much of a problem with "tits" as I do with "titties." I'm not quite sure as to why...

Random words I hate:
-Swell
-Sponge
-Slick
-Toilet
-Vomit
-Shampoo (I don't know why but the word annoys me!)

I hate when people use the word "disrespect" as a verb (i.e. "She disrespected me."). Disrespect is a noun. Always has been, always will be.

Maybe popular usage has dictated that disrespect may be used as a verb but I will never go along with it! Never! Did you hear me??? NEVER!!.....(sounds of Tracy being dragged away kicking and screaming into the night)

um , in webster's dictionary, it has it used as a noun and a verb tense showing that it can have the endings -ed, -ing, -s... disrepect is a noun and a verb.

now far be it from me to correct you on something. my eyesight may be off and i didnt read it correctly. if 'respect' is a verb then it must have an opposite, 'disrespect'

i.e. 'i didnt appreciate the way you disrespected me'
it could also be said as ' i didnt appreciate the way you treated me with disrespect' personally, i think it sounds more educated (for lack of a better word) when it is used as a noun. but it is indeed a verb as well.;)

Okay, maybe I'll buy that it's a verb... but it's the Ricki Lake culture that's really made it turn into a white-trash verb.

It leaves a bad taste in my mouth to EVEN think of typing these words:

Jew (used in a nasty manner)
The "N" word (and yes I am Black and I hate it)
Faggot
Any terms that are derogatory toward race, religion, color, creed or sexual orientation

dont get me started on the talk show guests language. honestly, they have got to be told before the show to talk like the have no education. the people that they choose for those shows (ricki, jenny, maury..) are absoultely disgusting and it just gets worse when they open their mouths:eek: :rolleyes:

OMG! this makes me think of the show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents. this white guy was hanging out with the black guys acting all cool talking about 'whats up my n-words.' he was trying to respect the guys by not saying the actual word. it was too funny!

DIET!

I'll drink to that - even though I have lost 24 pounds since right after the first of the year.

I hate any word that is descriminatory in ANY way, regardless of how it's being used.

The word "like," even if it's being used properly. The whole MTV phenomenon has taken a perfectly good word and made it nearly impossible to stomach. Actually, it has done that with just about any slang word that has ever existed.

Another thing I can't stand is when people say 'one' instead of 'a person' or 'someone.' My former English teacher was into journalism and she beat the journalism rules into our heads.

I don't like the word NO

This is so off...

I hate the word "swum." Maybe because I never have really been able to figure out its proper usage. But I hate how it sounds and I hate how it's spelled.

I don't like the word "drug" either. The spelling is ugly and when you say it, it's an ugly-sounding word. And it really bothers me when it's said related to something pharmaceutical and supposed to be helpful.

Other words that suck:

Frat (just bothers me to this day)
Barium (don't ask)
Slim
Potty
Pubic

The only time I use the word potty is describing my tendency to be a potty mouth! :D

Is that even a word? I thought the past tense of Swim was Swam... ie: "I swam in some freezing cold water"

Grammar geek alert!
 

"Swam" is the preterite form of the infinitive verb "to swim." It is used to describe a one-time, completed action.

Ex: Yesterday afternoon I swam in a lake.

"Swum" is the participle form of "to swim." Participles are used with auxiliary (aka "helping") verbs.

Ex: I have swum in lakes before.

Diva (the way they're using it now)

Aretha Franklin is a Diva,
Tina Turner is a Diva

Beyonce Knowles is not a diva
Brandy is not a Diva

To be a diva, u must have drag shows in your honor.

I agree with that one! :D

Oh yeah....
Patti Labelle is a Diva!

Whitney Houston is NOT a diva!

I hate it when I hear people say, "I am going to put product in your hair". Um, call it mousse, gel or spray, just don't call it PRODUCT.


Also, I LOATHE to hear a couple say, "We're pregnant. ". Last time I checked men could not get pregnant. The woman will be having the baby and the man is going to hold her hand and be supportive, but he is not pregnant, too! Do not say, We're pregnant! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...rough/twak.gif

um, sure the woman is having to experience the pain of having a child. but i always thought it was sweet that a couple says 'we're having a baby.' they are in this together. i know that when i am pregnant, i would want my husband to be apart of it too. dont deny what i have to go through to have a child. but since a married couple becomes one, they take part in things together. so i dont think there is anything wrong with saying 'we're having a baby' just my two cents

I edited my post.
"We're having a baby" is less irritating than "We're pregnant".
If someone says, "We're pregnant", I expect to see 2 or more pregnant women standing in front of me, not a man and a woman.

And for FWIW: the people who use this term tend to be the smug marrieds (see Brigitte Jones' Diary)

How 'bout, "We're having a baby-- she's pregnant."

As of this morning I'm officially sick of the word "inclusion."

Much better! That'll work! :D

KappaKittyCat - Are you by any chance a teacher? Right now, I'm all about hating inclusion.

I'm going to add my 2 cents to the "we're pregnant" thing. I get the whole 'its cute cause we're married and it took 2 of us, yadda yadda yadda." But do you go "We gained 5lbs from the baby/ Our ankles are swollen today" how about---"We just got over a nasty yeast infection?" or "We're having our period this week" If you're going to claim the baby, claim everything that goes with it.

I have another thing I hate- ending a sentence in a preposition. Prime example: "wheres the party at?"
Its 'where is the party? or where is the party located?" every time I hear that song, I get angry!!!!:mad:

I don't like the phrase "make love with me." Maybe that sounds more mutual and inclusive than "make love to me," but I think the latter sounds better.

thru
gal
spunk
barf
anything in netspeak

I think this really developed in the late eighties/early nineties.
I remember constantly saying things like "Where you going? Can I come with? :p

Airplane boarding terms are totally redundant and confusing (and I agree with George Carlin on this):
We will begin PRE-BOARDING (it is still boarding the plane)
The passengers are getting ON the plane (to quote George Carlin "I am getting in the IN the plane. Evel Knevil would get ON the plane")

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THANK YOU!

I had a friend who said how much that expression peeved her...
She said it on a baby board and all hell broke loose! :rolleyes:

And it peeves me even more to hear a guy say that! It sounds kinda wussy to me! http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/...smiley-039.gif

If I ever said "We're PG", husband would look at me like I was nuts...

and so he should!

"We're expecting"-I'm cool with that!
"We're having a baby"-like that even better!
"We're Pregnant"-HELL NO