Words that sound dirty or bad.....but aren't

[TheNinja]

Angina - Chest pain
Coccyx - Tail bone
Penal - Punishment, prison
Poop Deck - Part of a ship
Ballcock - Part of a toilet

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

A got a yellow card for using a word that was not dirt or bad, but sounds like it could be.

I'll go with Peckerhead : An electric motor termination box

 

[HereticBD]

Shuttlecock

Can't imagine why people started calling it a "Birdie"...

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Whisker biscuit

 

[IDGETKTFO]

spatchcock

 

[jx820]

There's a word for being cheap that sounds an awful lot like a racial slur.

 

[Bathwater]

There's a word for being cheap that sounds an awful lot like a racial slur.

I was going to bring this up. Someone I worked with used the term when describing a really stingy client and even though I was aware of the etymology and correct definition it still blew my mind. The word pre-dates the racial slur by centuries, but the fact that it’s almost phonetically identical just makes it a poor choice in this day and age. People got upset about the email and the whole was fucking dumb because of how easily avoidable it was.

 

[jx820]

I was going to bring this up. Someone I worked with used the term when describing a really stingy client and even though I was aware of the etymology and correct definition it still blew my mind. The word pre-dates the racial slur by centuries, but the fact that it’s almost phonetically identical just makes it a poor choice in this day and age. People got upset about the email and the whole was fucking dumb because of how easily avoidable it was.

Yeah, there are enough alternatives to just avoid that term. It doesn't even improve communication at this point. The "is that OK to say" factor overshaddows whatever was being said.

 

[SammyPops]

A got a yellow card for using a word that was not dirt or bad, but sounds like it could be.

I'll go with Peckerhead : An electric motor termination box

almost same in the WR.

Hotpocket.
Beefshwarma

 

[DanSavage]

Bunghole -- A hole in a barrel or cask that allows the contents to be poured or removed.
Bung -- The cork that goes into the bunghole to seal the barrel.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

MOIST

 

[StonedLemur]

Whisker biscuit

Is that what you call the ladies sir?...you old dog lmao

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Angina - Chest pain
Coccyx - Tail bone
Penal - Punishment, prison
Poop Deck - Part of a ship
Ballcock - Part of a toilet

Pusillanimous: lacking courage or determination; timid.

Also, a word for a suppressed laugh, usually in a scornful way that sounds like Snicker

Don't want to get teh ban

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Is that what you call the ladies sir?...you old dog lmao

A certain hole they have. Right up their whisker biscuit is where I will be.

 

[StonedLemur]

Bunghole -- A hole in a barrel or cask that allows the contents to be poured or removed.
Bung -- The cork that goes into the bunghole to seal the barrel.

I need TP for my bunghole.

 

[Spounman]

Seymour Weiner

 

[StonedLemur]

A certain hole they have. Right up their whisker biscuit is where I will be.

I was thinking more along the lines of them sitting on your face sir lol.

 

[StonedLemur]

Angina - Chest pain
Coccyx - Tail bone
Penal - Punishment, prison
Poop Deck - Part of a ship
Ballcock - Part of a toilet

Cocksure

 

[Scerpi]

Caulk

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

There's a word for being cheap that sounds an awful lot like a racial slur.

First time I saw that word was in an old investment book from the 1930s.