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Which words make you wince?
Via Bookslut, here is an article on that topic. Some contenders:
pulchritude
chillax
hubby
no-brainer
webinar
staycation
any word starting with "mommy"
What can you add to this list?
Posted by Tyler Cowen on July 13, 2009 at 06:01 AM in Games | Permalink
Comments
Does the phrase "moving forward" count?
For the list:
synergy
cosmeceuticals
Posted by: Enda at Jul 13, 2009 7:07:44 AM
Plethora. I've always hated that word.
I also wince at hubby and synergy.
Posted by: jebs at Jul 13, 2009 7:13:50 AM
I wanna "share" with you. Urgh.
Posted by: dearieme at Jul 13, 2009 7:18:54 AM
Lots of baby-talkish words make we wince: "yummy", "tummy", "preggo", and also "hubby". Cutesy Twitter portmanteaus: "Tweetup", "twebinar". Too many other portmanteaus to list. "Nourish." The oft-hated "moist". Phrases: "on the go", "on the cheap". Also, five-dollar words used incorrectly.
Posted by: Kat at Jul 13, 2009 7:19:52 AM
Profanity used incorrectly or too frequently.
Posted by: anon at Jul 13, 2009 7:30:25 AM
gitmo / g'itmo
Posted by: nick at Jul 13, 2009 7:34:28 AM
Impactful.
Posted by: JeffJ at Jul 13, 2009 7:40:08 AM
Guesstimate (Guestimate?)
I'm not even sure how to spell it.
I don't like the verb or the noun form.
Posted by: Jeremy R. Shown at Jul 13, 2009 7:41:24 AM
At least pulchritude is a "real" word. Ugly though it may be (isn't that ironic?)...
Posted by: Tom at Jul 13, 2009 7:41:50 AM
Blog
Posted by: Rama at Jul 13, 2009 8:11:03 AM
Bailout!
Posted by: V at Jul 13, 2009 8:12:35 AM
Staycation is a brilliant term that I hope to see more of for the rest of my life.
Posted by: Martin at Jul 13, 2009 8:22:00 AM
"moist", "wet", and body part beginning with the letter "p"
Posted by: Val at Jul 13, 2009 8:24:04 AM
should read: and any body part beginning with the letter "p"
Posted by: Val at Jul 13, 2009 8:24:41 AM
[anything scandalous]-gate
Posted by: Mike S at Jul 13, 2009 8:24:45 AM
patella makes me wince too, especially when broken
Posted by: rluser at Jul 13, 2009 8:46:40 AM
Tyler, no offense buddy, but:
infovore
folksonomy
Posted by: David at Jul 13, 2009 8:47:47 AM
Progressive
Posted by: Jay at Jul 13, 2009 8:48:29 AM
"hot mess"
Posted by: Josh at Jul 13, 2009 8:52:58 AM
Smart-[car, technology, grid, whatever buzword]
The item is not smart, it is simply given huge volumes of code written by smart people that allow it to process variables in new ways.
Posted by: CJ at Jul 13, 2009 9:02:45 AM
po-faced
Posted by: eddie at Jul 13, 2009 9:06:35 AM
nest egg
Posted by: nathaniel at Jul 13, 2009 9:12:02 AM
fellow travelers on First Great Western may wince at the sibilant sounds of: "a selection of snacks, sandwiches, crisps and pastries"
Posted by: Luis Enrique at Jul 13, 2009 9:18:03 AM
and what-not
Posted by: Tom at Jul 13, 2009 9:18:36 AM
tasty
Posted by: Dylan at Jul 13, 2009 9:27:23 AM
