Normalcy
- what was so wrong with normality?
orientation
you-know
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/you-know/ (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/you-know/)
ointment.
Bloated.
force.
Lesbian
Probably because I used to get called it a lot and hated it. :-\
violence
unemployed :-\
PMS
"Ruin". Not like, "Let's go explore those ancient ruins," but, "You ruin everything!" Makes me cringe whenever I hear it.
nicotene.
facetious
most horrible word to try and spell ever, annoys me so much >:(
I remember how to spell facetious because it contains all the vowels in the proper order. fAcEtIOUs.
Discrimination.
but.......
mutilate
->-bleeped-<-
Quote from: Yochanan on February 17, 2009, 03:02:42 PM
I remember how to spell facetious because it contains all the vowels in the proper order. fAcEtIOUs.
oh wow so it does, I might remember it from now on ;D
Oooh, lesbian is a pretty ick sounding word. :-\ Wouldn't say it's my ugliest though, since I am one. >.< Though I do prefer 'gay woman.'
H'mmm..
F*ggot and swastika.
Transsexual or anything with the "trans" prefix for that matter! ::)
tink :icon_chick:
Quote from: Jay on February 17, 2009, 01:07:15 PM
Lesbian
Probably because I used to get called it a lot and hated it. :-\
Ditto. Unfortunately, I'm still getting called that.
Failure.
hate
Ego
For me, it's a toss-up between one of 'painless', 'minor', 'normal', or 'harmless' in the same sentence with 'baby' and 'circumcise'.
anything with 'oid' in it. thyroid, polaroid, celluloid. it's just not a nice sound.
The word ugly is self descript unto it's self. They word I prob. hate most though is "special"
Anything racist or homophobic...
Quote from: imaz on February 18, 2009, 04:10:35 AM
Anything racist or homophobic...
True that
Bigoted terms in general are all painted ugly
Pedophile and rapist, probably.
QuoteBigoted terms in general are all painted ugly
Very true. And yeah, violence-related terms, like date-rape, genocide, war, the trenches, mustard gas, torture... "Ethnic-cleansing" is downright fugly... "Equality" when it's touted by white male heterosexual misogynist bigots (not that they're the *only* ones who use it that way, that was just the most immediate example to spring to mind).
'Hatred' generally...
fletcher. And the phrase "butt floss." There are others. Many others.
Passing. And not the kind that is done in football, or what you do on the freeway.
Janet
ugly
I have a few more:
Paola Maria
Horripilante
Puta
Insignificante
Infeliz
Imbécil
Trepadora
Lagartona
Slut
tink :icon_chick:
the c word that rhymes with runt. that's the only word for the female anatomy i can't stand.
Quote from: Tink on February 18, 2009, 08:07:01 PM
I have a few more:
Paola Maria
Horripilante
Puta
Insignificante
Infeliz
Imbécil
Trepadora
Lagartona
Slut
tink :icon_chick:
Maiala
Zoccola
Troia
Berlusconi!
Tardona
etc, etc....
Quote from: imaz on February 18, 2009, 08:56:55 PM
Maiala
Zoccola
Troia
Berlusconi!
Tardona
etc, etc....
Hai dimenticato
puttana!
tink :icon_chick:
Incest.
any1
It drives me nuts when I see that.
"utilize"
stop being an ass and just say "use" mkay?
Eh, before every sentence.
F**k before every other word, I don't watch movies because of this. I'm no prude but what does this do for commmunication?
Cindy F***g James
rape
Truth. That is the ugliest world in the universe. You quest after it day after day like it is the most important thing in existence... Only to find that its exterior is a mirage and its insides are like the crappy little nutty things in the chocolates you don't like.
Quote from: Tink on February 18, 2009, 10:10:17 PM
Hai dimenticato puttana!
tink :icon_chick:
Hehe! ;D
Sei italiana?
Quote from: imaz on February 20, 2009, 06:16:23 PM
Hehe! ;D
Sei italiana?
No, non sono Italiana, ma capisco e parlo molto bene italiano! ;)
tink :icon_chick:
Quote from: Jen on February 20, 2009, 01:55:30 AM
"utilize"
stop being an ass and just say "use" mkay?
haha i love the word. utilize it every chance i get. ;D
->-bleeped-<-
Truncate
Corpulent
Fiduciary
Unctuous
"proactive" - or any other business jargon.
Quote from: Jamie-o on February 20, 2009, 07:46:04 PM
"proactive" - or any other business jargon.
ach yes.
Proactive is my dad's most favourite word...and I'm such a reactive person by nature, winds me right up.
Quote from: Nero on February 20, 2009, 06:59:24 PM
haha i love the word. utilize it every chance i get. ;D
lol, you bastard!
Quote"proactive" - or any other business jargon.
Ewwwe.. I hate this one too! Oh and "paradigm" ..omg.
I swear 90% of my pet peeves are language-related.
i hate the word cliche. both because of the sound and the meaning. i like cliches. i see them as part of the english language. i think they deserve a more flattering word for them.
A sentence
" we need to think outside the envelope"
Cindy J
Quote from: Tink on February 20, 2009, 06:57:16 PM
No, non sono Italiana, ma capisco e parlo molto bene italiano! ;)
tink :icon_chick:
Benissimo, non sono Italiano nemmeno Io! Allora facciamo le cose un pochino più difficile!
Apa anda bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia? ;D
Post Merge: February 21, 2009, 08:23:35 PM
Ugly word - Fascism
Quote from: Jen on February 20, 2009, 10:13:32 PM
I hate this one too! Oh and "paradigm" ..omg.
i thibk that may be my dad's second favourite.
'Solutions', specifically when referred to a business practice.
"Waste management solutions" = Garbage disposal.
"Integrated networking solutions" = A telephone line.
"Biochemical toxin storage and distribution solutions" = McDonalds.
Did anyone mention "pre-owned" yet?
Quote from: imaz on February 21, 2009, 08:22:34 PM
Apa anda bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia? ;D
Tu es si drôle! ;D Non, je ne parle pas indonésien, mais je voudrais apprendre un jour quand j'ai le temps. En plus d'italien, je parle aussi espagnol, anglais et français. J'ai essayé d'apprendre japonais une fois, mais J'ai dû quitter mes classes parce que des problèmes personnels.
Quote from: imaz on February 21, 2009, 08:22:34 PM
Allora facciamo le cose un pochino più difficile!
Okay... *giggle* Sutiymi sutiyqa Tink, mamay.. kamachinaykipaq! Maymanta kanki?
>:-)
tink :icon_chick:
uglyest word....
Transgender communi..... oh crap thats two. nm
disorder... I am just sick of hearing or reading about...
"Medication"
dialate, dialation
That word makes me sick :icon_blah:
Luggage.
And I hate it when people pronounce forte, meaning strong point, with two syllables and the stress on the second syllable, as forTAY. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. The word is French in origin, not Italian. If folks are going to give it the two-syllable spin, the least they can do is to, er, franckify it and place the emphasis on the first syllable and barely pronounce the second syllable.
I guess that dates me. Older dictionaries only have one pronunciation--the one-syllable way.
And, yes, I know I'm a pedant. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
Quote from: Nero on February 18, 2009, 08:14:01 PM
the c word that rhymes with runt. that's the only word for the female anatomy i can't stand.
I agree with this. I hate that word.
'um' but mainly because I use it a lot and can't stand it.
Breast bud :icon_blah:
Several come to mind:
war, sir, the N-word
Quote from: Arch on March 01, 2009, 02:48:59 PM
Luggage.
And I hate it when people pronounce forte, meaning strong point, with two syllables and the stress on the second syllable, as forTAY. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. The word is French in origin, not Italian. If folks are going to give it the two-syllable spin, the least they can do is to, er, franckify it and place the emphasis on the first syllable and barely pronounce the second syllable.
I guess that dates me. Older dictionaries only have one pronunciation--the one-syllable way.
And, yes, I know I'm a pedant. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
True, "forte" is an adverb not a noun in Italian!
Quanto è forte quella ragazza? = How strong is that girl?
Post Merge: March 01, 2009, 09:10:39 PM
Really ugly word - Ethnic cleansing
Law...or Rules. Take your pic.
ma'am or miss..
rural (it's like trying to speak with your mouth full of potatoes!)
Word I hate most - Phenolphthalien.
Meanings i hate - I'm Irish you know (from an American, unless you can tell me what county you grew up in and a few other fact you're not !!! Unless you obviously have an irish accent)
Pathetic
A few I consider really ugly:
whore
mucus
revenge
grudge
handcuffs
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uh, or uhm.
Especially, uhm, when it's used, as everyuhther word in an otherwise, uh, intelligent discussion.
Ok, so I looked it up, and though it's not in Websters,,,
"->-bleeped-<-", "->-bleeped-<-", and "ladyboy" are all equally demeaning and repulsive. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faeriewylde.com%2Fimages%2Fsmiles%2Fpukey.gif&hash=f6a72e1739365309c4dbe9f6652991e7403dc713)
Moist. Quite possibly the worst word in the English language. :laugh:
...I actually like that 'unt' word that starts with a 'c'. In fact, I highly recommend that at least once in your life, you should make someone mad enough to call you that. It happened to me once and it was awesome. >:-) I like a lot of the words that you all hate...but I'm a word junkie and I write poetry so I need good strong words.
Quote from: Jaimey on April 02, 2009, 01:51:55 PM
Moist. Quite possibly the worst word in the English language. :laugh:
...I actually like that 'unt' word that starts with a 'c'. In fact, I highly recommend that at least once in your life, you should make someone mad enough to call you that. It happened to me once and it was awesome. >:-) I like a lot of the words that you all hate...but I'm a word junkie and I write poetry so I need good strong words.
ugh. yeah i've been fortunate not to be called that yet. i'd probably kill the person i hate it so much. :laugh:
Quote from: FairyGirl on April 02, 2009, 01:10:34 PM
"->-bleeped-<-", "->-bleeped-<-", and "ladyboy" are all equally demeaning and repulsive. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faeriewylde.com%2Fimages%2Fsmiles%2Fpukey.gif&hash=f6a72e1739365309c4dbe9f6652991e7403dc713)
yes, but if a ->-bleeped-<- was only used to describe a transistor radio, a ->-bleeped-<- was a kind of platypus and a ladyboy was the french words for stepladder - would you still find them ugly?
I actually like ->-bleeped-<- as a sound
Quote from: Pica Pica on April 02, 2009, 01:57:52 PM
yes, but if a ->-bleeped-<- was only used to describe a transistor radio, a ->-bleeped-<- was a kind of platypus and a ladyboy was the french words for stepladder - would you still find them ugly?
I actually like ->-bleeped-<- as a sound
looks like nobody got the point of this thread but us, baby.
Quote from: Nero on April 02, 2009, 01:57:00 PM
ugh. yeah i've been fortunate not to be called that yet. i'd probably kill the person i hate it so much. :laugh:
Really? I laughed so hard I cried. It was awesome. Thank god it was in email because I don't think she would have liked me laughing in her face and I totally would have (I'm that person who laughs at really inappropriate times...). After I saw the Vagina Monologues, I really started to like this word. It has a nice ring to it.
Quote from: Nero on April 02, 2009, 02:00:11 PM
looks like nobody got the point of this thread but us, baby.
I thought the question was, What is the ugliest word you know? There are other criteria that define ugly to me than just the sound of the word- I don't find transistor radios, platypusses (platypie?) or stepladders particularly repulsive or demeaning. (okay, maybe platypusses lol)
...yeah I prolly missed the point ???
Ugliest word in my opinion- "f*ggot"
It sounds horrible, like nails on a chalkboard, and its origins and uses don't help it any.
I also hate the word "terrific" because the beginning looks and sounds like terrible which totally changes the meaning of the sentence if you misread it. Also it doesn't even sound good.
Quote from: FairyGirl on April 02, 2009, 03:24:38 PM
I thought the question was, What is the ugliest word you know? There are other criteria that define ugly to me than just the sound of the word- I don't find transistor radios, platypusses (platypie?) or stepladders particularly repulsive or demeaning. (okay, maybe platypusses lol)
...yeah I prolly missed the point ???
that's okay. what's the ugliest sounding word you can think of?
Quote from: Osiris on April 02, 2009, 03:38:57 PM
I also hate the word "terrific"
yeah, that's right up there with "swell". There's just something icky about them.
It's kinda like peachy.. though I actually like that word. If someone asks "how're you doing?" one of my favorite sarcastic responses "juuuust peachy."
Now I want some peaches. *craves*
pheno-anything
pheno alone is a horrible sound, all nasal and uncomfortable.
Patriotism, once defined as the last refuge of the scoundrel.
(I'm a firm believer in Internationalism from both a political and religious perspective)
In my personal set of rules about how to achieve a female voice, there are these "trap-words", in my understanding, the flow of the sentence is like on a line and words like...
Raw... flaw... Law... Paw... yawn... gnarl...............They are putting your pitch down automatically. Moreover, how nice is a word like Jawbreaker in the meaning if we ignore its sound...? *shiver*
Oh I thought of another word last night: Pussyfoot. Two words I never really wanted to hear together. :P
Quote from: Osiris on April 03, 2009, 01:51:52 PM
Oh I thought of another word last night: Pussyfoot. Two words I never really wanted to hear together. :P
Together maybe not but I can think of a pleasant sentence combining both...!
Quote from: imaz on April 03, 2009, 02:32:25 PM
Together maybe not but I can think of a pleasant sentence combining both...!
is there anything better than kicking a cat?
Yes, there is, it's kicking the person who kicked the cat. Or at least, taking solice in the undeniable fact that people who mistreat cats get reincarnated as mice. ;)
That being said.
Ugly word of the day for me is "hrákasmíði", Icelandic term for "poorly constructed" litterally translates to (Constructed out of spittle.).. it sounds like spitting too but the kind of spitting where the saliva dangles from the mouth and the spitter goes pftftftft to try and get rid of it..
oh yes, Spittle, pittle, fiddle. All UGLY words.
Now that I think about it the Indonesian word - "Waria".
This is a combination of two words; "Wanita" and "Pria", meaning woman and man respectively and is used indiscriminately to describe everyone from masculine male homosexuals to feminine post-op transexuals.
Absolutely loathe it.
Hate!
Myles
Quote from: myles on April 03, 2009, 03:47:39 PM
Hate!
Myles
Indeed, we should all try our best to avoid using or feeling it.
feces. that's a really sh*tty sounding word. >:-)
poo has a much nicer ring to it. kind of like loo...
Quote from: Jaimey on April 03, 2009, 03:58:00 PM
feces. that's a really sh*tty sounding word. >:-)
poo has a much nicer ring to it. kind of like loo...
We spell it
faeces which looks even worse. Horrible word.
Quote from: imaz on April 03, 2009, 03:51:45 PM
Indeed, we should all try our best to avoid using or feeling it.
Yeah, I really hate that word!
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