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Bladian

(475 posts)
29. There's an eight-letter word?
Tue Apr 17, 2012, 08:39 PM
Apr 2012

I must be having a major brain-fart. Because I have no idea what word that is.

What words do you dislike? [View all] Bertha Venation Apr 2012 OP
"functionality" HopeHoops Apr 2012 #1
The "P" words (the five letter AND the eight-letter) that describe a vagina. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #2
There's an eight-letter word? Bladian Apr 2012 #29
Poontang? bluedigger Apr 2012 #40
Thaaaaaaat's the one. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #45
Sorry. bluedigger Apr 2012 #46
... Initech Apr 2012 #71
People don't appreciate enough how hard Carlin worked at his craft. bluedigger Apr 2012 #73
Well, thanks to this post..... blueamy66 Apr 2012 #93
One of my all time favorite Carlin bits. Initech Apr 2012 #95
Wow. I think I've heard that word a grand total of one time. Bladian Apr 2012 #59
I was in the Army. bluedigger Apr 2012 #60
It's funny how they change quality over the decades saras Apr 2012 #91
I thought you meant pudendum. Which is the vulva. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #50
Heh. bluedigger Apr 2012 #74
"Squat" ohiosmith Apr 2012 #3
Dude! You don't know diddly-squat! Rush, the band, SUCKS!!! madinmaryland Apr 2012 #43
lozenge geardaddy Apr 2012 #4
BASTARD! ohiosmith Apr 2012 #5
LMAO geardaddy Apr 2012 #9
Ever notice the people who can't say it without an 'r' on the end libodem Apr 2012 #6
I never noticed that geardaddy Apr 2012 #8
yep libodem Apr 2012 #48
Epic FlaGatorJD Apr 2012 #7
Agreed. geardaddy Apr 2012 #10
Ha! I agree in a sorts. Chan790 Apr 2012 #54
"Disconnect" DryHump Apr 2012 #11
dry hump. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #96
shovel Kali Apr 2012 #12
You just removed over half of my technical working vocabulary. bluedigger Apr 2012 #37
And the most important, "It's Friday" crunch60 Apr 2012 #44
No, "Down the road",We'll see, Maybe, Giantsfootball10 Apr 2012 #13
"I'm just sayin" or "just sayin" Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #14
phhhttttttttt.......me too! hibbing Apr 2012 #19
I'm ignoring whatever facts you may have used in your argument.. dogknob Apr 2012 #39
Liaise KamaAina Apr 2012 #15
oh god I hate bureaucratese..... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #97
homeland IcyPeas Apr 2012 #16
It's not the words so much as the pin-headed hosers that utter them that rub my fur the wrong way. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #17
"grow", when used as a transitive verb for anything other then plants/flowers, etc. HERVEPA Apr 2012 #18
Eccch. geardaddy Apr 2012 #21
All the cooking shows use that as a verb. Doesn't bother me.n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #24
That's where I hear it. geardaddy Apr 2012 #25
Know what I'm sayin' hamsterjill Apr 2012 #20
My dislikes are more about phrases like "take a dump" or "shut up" riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #22
"GROW the business" lastlib Apr 2012 #31
The "F" word. RebelOne Apr 2012 #23
...... emilyg Apr 2012 #34
Funny how people are different like that. bluedigger Apr 2012 #38
Apparently--many people hate "moist"- digonswine Apr 2012 #26
Of all the words I hate, moist isnt one of them, in fact I lie the sound of moist. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #63
I hate when people say something is a "must." Makes me cringe. chrisa Apr 2012 #27
fart and snot. RiffRandell Apr 2012 #28
Yep. Nt. DevonRex Apr 2012 #51
I dislike the word tasty. I really dislike it. Nt DevonRex Apr 2012 #52
"Incentivize" lastlib Apr 2012 #30
Anything Alexander Haig ever said!!! lastlib Apr 2012 #32
Nostril. n/t femmocrat Apr 2012 #33
"Ilk" & "spew" As in, 'so-and-so and his ilk spewing their whatever... Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2012 #35
I hate "no problem" tinymontgomery Apr 2012 #36
you're welcome Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #53
I've read that more than a few times on this board JonLP24 Apr 2012 #89
"Comp time" bluedigger Apr 2012 #41
Whenever I hear people , supervisors, bosses use the word crunch60 Apr 2012 #42
Definitions of "team player"- Any of these sound familiar? WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #47
I got in trouble once for "not being a team player" tabbycat31 Apr 2012 #62
Any corporate management buzzword. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #49
At the end of the day . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #56
Sucks bif Apr 2012 #55
When people say "preggers" to describe pregnant women. Initech Apr 2012 #57
Yep, and I hate "hubby" to say "husband" treestar Apr 2012 #67
oh god, I've ALWAYS hated that, TOO! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #98
Aspiration LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #58
I dislike the medical term aspiration flamingdem Apr 2012 #77
And that will be...??? RedCloud Apr 2012 #61
The top of my list is shit, folks and simples. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #64
No. mwooldri Apr 2012 #65
Paradigm.... opiate69 Apr 2012 #66
and it's nasty cousin "synergy". . ugh annabanana Apr 2012 #88
"Utilize." CBHagman Apr 2012 #68
I hate the word " baby bump" who cares which movie star is showing crunch60 Apr 2012 #69
Me TOO!!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #99
"Litter bin" Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #70
Does that come up a lot in conversation? bluedigger Apr 2012 #75
Well, it did once...... Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #82
"Alleged". Aristus Apr 2012 #72
The ole "issues" flamingdem Apr 2012 #76
"Should" and "ought." I've had enough of those for the rest of my life, thank you very much. nt raccoon Apr 2012 #78
"Potty" and "Tummy"! lastlib Apr 2012 #79
I'm with you on those but yankeepants Apr 2012 #85
oh yeah...I hate how Women's magazines or even actual women BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #100
Along those lines, I hate it when celebrity gossip mags and such use treestar Apr 2012 #104
oh yeah! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #105
i don't like AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #80
"infotainment" and "edutainment" Pool Hall Ace Apr 2012 #81
Eatery instead of restaurant or bistro Old Troop Apr 2012 #83
yogurt MerryBlooms Apr 2012 #84
Divulge begin_within Apr 2012 #86
"conversate" begin_within Apr 2012 #87
Spirituality GoneOffShore Apr 2012 #90
I don't ever dislike words. I dislike people and groups that give words hateful connotations. saras Apr 2012 #92
proactive Danmel Apr 2012 #94
Douchebag. Hate the sound, and hate the misogyny of it. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #101
Penis. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #102
I'm starting to dislike "garner" which seems to be getting popular. treestar Apr 2012 #103
like....nt LWolf Apr 2012 #106
Panties pipi_k Apr 2012 #107
Woot Release The Hounds Apr 2012 #108
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