These Are The 'Most Hated' Words in the English Language
We’ve all got our pet hates, but when it comes to words in the English language history, there are a few we just have no time for whatsoever.
I asked everyone at Culture Trip for their least favourite English words. From yeast to bap, gushing to renal, here’s just a few that will quite literally make you vom. Oh, and thanks to Merriam Webster for all the cringe-worthy definitions.
Riddle
Definition: A mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.
Phlegm
Definition: Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages.
Moist
Definition: Slightly or moderately wet.
Moreish
Definition: Causing a desire for more
Foetus
Definition: An unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically :a developing human from usually two months after conception to birth
Tofu
Definition: A soft food product prepared by treating soybean milk with coagulants (such as magnesium chloride or diluted acids).
Trump…
Definition: the 45th President of the United States.
Crevice
Definition: A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff).
Mucus
Definition: A viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins and is produced by mucous membranes which it moistens and protects.
Renal
Definition: Of, relating to, involving, or located in the region of the kidneys.
Tender
Definition: Marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions.
Pantyhose
Definition: A one-piece undergarment for women that consists of hosiery made with a panty-style top – usually plural in construction.
Giblets
Definition: The edible viscera of a fowl.
Crust
Definition: A hard or brittle external coat or covering.
Ululate
Definition: To utter a loud, usually protracted, high-pitched, rhythmical sound especially as an expression of sorrow, joy, celebration, or reverence.
Ointment
Definition: A salve or unguent for application to the skin.
Flaccid
Definition: Lacking vigour or force.
Flaps
Definition: Something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely.
Damp
Definition: A noxious gas.
Doily
Definition: A small often decorative mat.
Bap
Definition: A small bun or roll.
Discharge
Definition: To relieve of a charge, load, or burden.
Scrape
Definition: To damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface (and several other meanings).
Yeast
Definition: A yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (such as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (such as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking.
Pus
Definition: A thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria)
Squat
Definition: To cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground.
Secretion
Definition: The process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (such as saliva) or isolated for excretion (such as urine).
Smear
Definition: A viscous or sticky substance.
Gushing
Definition: To emit a sudden copious flow.
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