Infomercials (or informercials)(....ew even worse!) are television commercials that run for durations ranging from one minute to as long as a typical television program. Infomercials are also known as paid programming (or teleshopping in Europe). Originally, they were typically shown overnight (usually 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) --- outside of peak hours. Some television stations chose to air such programming as an alternative to the former practice of sign-off. By 2008, most infomercial spending is during early morning, daytime, and evening hours.
Thanks wikipedia for that great description of a terrible thing. Okay so this word isn't that terrible but we all know how terrible the thing is. So that being said bring on the infomercials....
and finally...
Sack
noun
a large bag of strong coarse materials for holding objects of bulk
Alright I like balls, duh. But I can't stand the word sack. There is something so grimy about it, it really makes me cringe. Also I know that I could have posted a myriad of actual sack photos but I found this one to be the most amusing/terrifying.
a large bag of strong coarse materials for holding objects of bulk
Alright I like balls, duh. But I can't stand the word sack. There is something so grimy about it, it really makes me cringe. Also I know that I could have posted a myriad of actual sack photos but I found this one to be the most amusing/terrifying.
Rendezvous
verb.
to meet at a rendezvous
As a noun, this is an acceptable, and even interesting, word. As a verb, it is absolutely terrible if only for the words created in the tense changes.
Rendezvoused? Rendezvousing? Rendezvouses? YES, these are all horrendous words.
Thank you Cathleen and Stephanie for this photographic evidence, but no thank you for introducing me to the fact that rendezvoused is an actual word.
to meet at a rendezvous
As a noun, this is an acceptable, and even interesting, word. As a verb, it is absolutely terrible if only for the words created in the tense changes.
Rendezvoused? Rendezvousing? Rendezvouses? YES, these are all horrendous words.
Thank you Cathleen and Stephanie for this photographic evidence, but no thank you for introducing me to the fact that rendezvoused is an actual word.
Chard
noun.
a beet having large leaves and succulent stalks often cooked as a vegetable
I am a huge fan of vegetables, especially leafy greens. I haven't had chard (that I can remember), but I'm sure I would like it even though it clearly has the worst name ever for a vegetable. Nothing edible should sound like the word "charred", am I right?
sounds so unappetizing!
It comes in pretty colors though:
a beet having large leaves and succulent stalks often cooked as a vegetable
I am a huge fan of vegetables, especially leafy greens. I haven't had chard (that I can remember), but I'm sure I would like it even though it clearly has the worst name ever for a vegetable. Nothing edible should sound like the word "charred", am I right?
sounds so unappetizing!
It comes in pretty colors though:
Bowel
Noun
Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small and the large intestines respectively.
The word "bowel" originated from the Latin "botulus" meaning "sausage" because the outside of the intestine looked like a sausage to the Romans.
And thanks for ruining sausage for me...whomp whomp
Aural
adjective.
of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
Listen at your own risk. Although, I thought the pronunciation was more like "aww-ral", the Merriam Webster Man says "or-ral", which isn't too terrible.
of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing
Listen at your own risk. Although, I thought the pronunciation was more like "aww-ral", the Merriam Webster Man says "or-ral", which isn't too terrible.
Mucus
noun.
a viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins
EW EW EW EW EW EW
gross!!!!!!!!!!!!
listen if you want to, but UGHHHHHHH.
a viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins
EW EW EW EW EW EW
gross!!!!!!!!!!!!
listen if you want to, but UGHHHHHHH.
Gleet
noun.
a chronic inflammation of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormal discharge.
Ew. That's according to Merriam-Webster.
Here's the definitions from Urban Dictionary.
Also very gross....
1. The ejection of saliva directly out of ones salvatory glands and out of his/her mouth. The technique is hard to master. You must quickly press the tip of your tounge against the back of your front teeth, while doing so you must "push down" on the lower part of your toung where the elastic-like tendon that connects the tounge to the bottom of the mouth joins the tounge. It is hard to do, but once done, it it's even harder to master.
2. (n.) the whitish discharge that oozes from the urethra when one has gonorrhea. This is seen in both males and females (most other definitions of gleet referring to saliva and spitting are false. Gleet has nothing to do with saliva, unless you suck off or eat out a person with gonorrhea).
EW, EW, EW, EW, EW, EW. Thanks person number 2 for that even more gross definition. Yuck.
Well no sound bite this week kids, but how about an "olde" newspaper clipping. Enjoy.
a chronic inflammation of a bodily orifice usually accompanied by an abnormal discharge.
Ew. That's according to Merriam-Webster.
Here's the definitions from Urban Dictionary.
Also very gross....
1. The ejection of saliva directly out of ones salvatory glands and out of his/her mouth. The technique is hard to master. You must quickly press the tip of your tounge against the back of your front teeth, while doing so you must "push down" on the lower part of your toung where the elastic-like tendon that connects the tounge to the bottom of the mouth joins the tounge. It is hard to do, but once done, it it's even harder to master.
2. (n.) the whitish discharge that oozes from the urethra when one has gonorrhea. This is seen in both males and females (most other definitions of gleet referring to saliva and spitting are false. Gleet has nothing to do with saliva, unless you suck off or eat out a person with gonorrhea).
EW, EW, EW, EW, EW, EW. Thanks person number 2 for that even more gross definition. Yuck.
Well no sound bite this week kids, but how about an "olde" newspaper clipping. Enjoy.
Potty
noun.
a small child's pot for urination or defecation.
Ew. Thanks for the gross definition Merriam-Webster.
Listen Here
And seriously? Could the Japanese come up with any thing weirder? Here's an adapted version of a potty training video for kids...
a small child's pot for urination or defecation.
Ew. Thanks for the gross definition Merriam-Webster.
Listen Here
And seriously? Could the Japanese come up with any thing weirder? Here's an adapted version of a potty training video for kids...
Crotch
noun
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
There were a lot of definitions for this ugly word but this seemed the most ridiculous and fitting
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
There were a lot of definitions for this ugly word but this seemed the most ridiculous and fitting
Flagella
noun
plural form of flagellum
A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.
This is just another nasty sounding word. It sounds like it would be a really ugly baby name. God help that poor kid who gets this name.
plural form of flagellum
A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.
This is just another nasty sounding word. It sounds like it would be a really ugly baby name. God help that poor kid who gets this name.
Pubis
noun
The front center portion of the pelvis.
So normally I am all for things relating to the pelvis (yeah!), but this word just sounds nasty. And it is another post a la Tara O'Brien. She originally told me of her hate of all words starting with pub- or pup- that had that awful "ooop" sound. Anyway its nasty and it makes me think of the fake word pewp (arguable spelling) which Juli often says which is a supposedly a mixture of poop and puke.....EEEEEWWWWEESS! all around.
The front center portion of the pelvis.
So normally I am all for things relating to the pelvis (yeah!), but this word just sounds nasty. And it is another post a la Tara O'Brien. She originally told me of her hate of all words starting with pub- or pup- that had that awful "ooop" sound. Anyway its nasty and it makes me think of the fake word pewp (arguable spelling) which Juli often says which is a supposedly a mixture of poop and puke.....EEEEEWWWWEESS! all around.
Jug
noun.
a large deep container with a narrow mouth and handle
This word sounds so guttural, and, come to think of it - it's another euphemism/slang term I don't like for "breast".
a large deep container with a narrow mouth and handle
This word sounds so guttural, and, come to think of it - it's another euphemism/slang term I don't like for "breast".
Titty
In general, I think euphemisms can get a little out of hand, but my least favorite is the word "titty", which is a euphemism for "breast".
This goes hand in hand with the phrase "tig ol' bitties" - sorry Mike Ryan.
This goes hand in hand with the phrase "tig ol' bitties" - sorry Mike Ryan.
Lascivious
adjective.
lewd or lustful
At first this word kind of sounds fun to say, but on second thought it just kind of gives me the creeps. You absolutely must listen to the Merriam-Webster lady say this one. It's pretty sassy.
lewd or lustful
At first this word kind of sounds fun to say, but on second thought it just kind of gives me the creeps. You absolutely must listen to the Merriam-Webster lady say this one. It's pretty sassy.
Panties
noun.
a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch —usually used in plural.
singular version here
a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch —usually used in plural.
singular version here
Tinkle
verb.
to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle.
to urinate.
ew!!!!!!!!!!!!! Worst word!
sounds like the Merriam-Webster lady is cringing saying it!
to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle.
to urinate.
ew!!!!!!!!!!!!! Worst word!
sounds like the Merriam-Webster lady is cringing saying it!
Does slang count?
I know this isn't a word recognized by Merriam-Webster and Oxford, or any other dicitionary for that matter but...
BUMB
is a terrible word. Ew I hate that silent B.
well here goes nothing.
noun.
a lazy, lay about person.
sorry no sound bite here guys.
BUMB
is a terrible word. Ew I hate that silent B.
well here goes nothing.
noun.
a lazy, lay about person.
sorry no sound bite here guys.
Formaldehyde
noun.
a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly in aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis
nasty smelling substance. nasty sounding word.
a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly in aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis
nasty smelling substance. nasty sounding word.
MOIST
adjective.
slightly or moderately wet
another awful word happens to be a synonym for moist: damp. I shudder just thinking about these words.
it sounds like the Merriam-Webster lady is cringing when she is saying it.
slightly or moderately wet
another awful word happens to be a synonym for moist: damp. I shudder just thinking about these words.
it sounds like the Merriam-Webster lady is cringing when she is saying it.
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