The most disgusting-sounding word

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

I think that the most disgusting-sounding word is pus.

Pus.

Any other nominations?

 

[He.Loves.You]

I nominate ipecac as the grossest medicinal word. Hurray for youtube videos of people chugging this stuff!

 

[MacFall]

...After careful and unappetizing consideration, I'm going to go with pus also.

Puuuuhhhhhhssssssssss.

 

[NoodlesNoodlesNoodles]

...After careful and unappetizing consideration, I'm going to go with pus also.

Puuuuhhhhhhssssssssss.

And here I thought you'd go with "Federalism", "Statism" or "Income Tax"

Considering that I'm going to be preparing my business's taxes in a short time, I think the most disgusting sounding word is "TAXATION" - it means so much more than lost income.

 

[NoodlesNoodlesNoodles]

Okay, seriously, there's a word that I don't like the sound of - or maybe it's that I don't like the thought of it. I can't tell. It's not inherently disgusting, but it just conjures up uncomfortable things: "Catheter"

It has such bad connotations, that I think it has marred the sound of the word. Even typing about it right now is making me squirm in my seat. Especially for guys, it seems that a catheter can spell an especial kind of uncomfortable doom.

 

[Fremdin]

There were some french words that used to literally gag me.

 

[MehGuy]

Charm.

 

[Keri]

mucus, secretion

 

[NoodlesNoodlesNoodles]

Festering. Especially when used to describe a skin condition.

 

[MarisCrane]

Moist.
Meal.
The 4 letter word that starts with a C that some women have taken to using as a term of enderment.

 

[Qyöt27]

Okay, seriously, there's a word that I don't like the sound of - or maybe it's that I don't like the thought of it. I can't tell. It's not inherently disgusting, but it just conjures up uncomfortable things: "Catheter"

It has such bad connotations, that I think it has marred the sound of the word. Even typing about it right now is making me squirm in my seat. Especially for guys, it seems that a catheter can spell an especial kind of uncomfortable doom.

Even worse were/are those commercials for Medical Direct about how "now you no longer have to re-use old catheters." Those things used to get shown almost every hour around here for a month or so, although they seem to have dropped way off lately.



For me, I honestly am not sure. I think "squamous" is a pretty high contender, though.

 

[MacFall]

And here I thought you'd go with "Federalism", "Statism" or "Income Tax"

Well, not if it's about the sound of the word itself being inherently disgusting. I like the sounds of "bourgeoisie" and "proletariat" too, even though I despise Marxism.

It seems to me that the worst ones are sort of onomatopoeia - their sound resembles the words meaning. Like:

- Sputum.
- Colonoscopy. Just sounds like cold metal sliding against sensitive flesh.
- Horf, yack, ralph, and other synonyms for vomit.

But "pus" would sound awful even if it meant rainbow.

 

[waves16]

My roommates discussed this the other day, here's what we came up with:

Moist, pus, secretions, discharge, residue, clench, gleimous.