What Is the Grossest Word You Know?

In doing our "Wednesday" themed email blast to She Writers today, the expression "hump day" came up. And we thought, "we HATE the word hump!"

What's the word that most repels you? What's the word that, when you hear it, you undergo an involuntary shudder? Tell us here! And leave comments for others if you think they have really come up with a doozy.

But at She Writes, we also love a good turn of phrase. Earlier this year, I encouraged fellow She Writers to Come and Word-Play! Join the conversation!

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Permalink Reply by Pip on November 19, 2010 at 6:08pm
Crusty. Bread is nice crusty but other things that are crusty...YUK. Makes my skin crawl.
Permalink Reply by Debra Shawcross Farmer on June 6, 2011 at 8:50am
We have a WA (Australian) suburb named Innaloo
Permalink Reply by SueAnn Jackson Land on November 20, 2010 at 5:47pm
preternatural... I always read it as peter-natural
Permalink Reply by Ilie Ruby on November 20, 2010 at 6:33pm
I'm voting for "panties", again. Here's the thing, the word refers to a child's underwear, not that of a woman. Just call them what they are: SPANX. "Honey, I washed your Spanx." Definitely better.
Permalink Reply by Gloria on November 30, 2010 at 8:39pm
That is funny I used to always look to see if my dolls had their panties on. I always had underware on, but the strange thing is do you remember people calling underware bloomers? Where did that come from lol?
Permalink Reply by Bev Murrill on November 22, 2010 at 3:17pm
snog

fart

blowjob

i hate that c word
Permalink Reply by Gloria on November 30, 2010 at 8:37pm
Grisly, that sounds irregular and like something you wouldn't like to meet up with.
Permalink Reply by Clark Lohr on November 30, 2010 at 10:26pm
Smegma has long been the standard among cognoscenti of my acquaintance for grossest word. I admit here only to fair and balanced reporting. I have no opinion and my mind is firmly fixed on higher considerations.
Permalink Reply by Catherine Stine on December 7, 2010 at 8:26pm
This thread is the funniest one I've come across in a long time, and so popular! I agree--post-feminist sounds pompous, and postmodern, and post just about anything.
Permalink Reply by Debra Shawcross Farmer on June 6, 2011 at 8:53am
I would put Cancer there too.
Permalink Reply by June O'Hara on June 17, 2011 at 5:24pm
I know this comment is over a year late, but in my first year of college, a really innocent dorm-mate of mine used the word "stain-licker" she'd just picked up at a fraternity house. I still derive guilty pleasure for finding that funny. 

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