According to a survey conducted by online language platform, Preply, the majority of the words that make people squirm are related to the human body. In the number one spot was “pus”, with almost 10,000 votes. It was followed by “phlegm” (8,984 votes), “seepage” (8,799 votes), and “moist” (8,234 votes).
Dictionary.com compiled a list of what they call "cringeworthy words." If you're the sensitive type, you might want to avert your eyes for now. On the list were "mucus," "dripping," "phlegm," "sputum" and "discharge." Obviously, these are similar to "moist" in terms of bodily connotations.
Words that sound similar — including hoist, foist and rejoiced — did not put off participants in the same way, suggesting that aversion to the word was not based on the way it sounds. But people who were bothered by moist also found that words for bodily fluids — vomit, puke and phlegm — largely struck a nerve.
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What is it called when someone treats you like a child?
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