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Sunday, September 27, 2009

The weirdness of words

Earlier today I thought of a half a dozen words and names that sound dirty but aren't. WEIRD! Here they are:

Ballcock

Slapstick

Jack 'n' the Beanstalk

Assent

Cracker Jack

Sectional

UPDATE: Comments from readers have added more than 30 other "faux-filthy" words!
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10 comments:

  1. Pierre FournierSeptember 27, 2009 at 1:42:00 AM EST

    I would like to add: Crankshaft, Cork, and Seaman.

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  2. Max the drunken severed headSeptember 27, 2009 at 1:44:00 AM EST

    LOL! Merci beaucoup!

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  3. wiec?September 27, 2009 at 3:58:00 PM EST

    how about pussywillow, dipstick, and Lake Titticaca.

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  4. Brian D. HorrorwitzSeptember 27, 2009 at 11:20:00 PM EST

    Also titmouse, Intercourse Pennsylvania, breaststroke, coccyx bone and Horrorwitz.

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  5. Mike ScottSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:21:00 AM EST

    ramrod
    rectory
    Penal
    crotchety
    joystick
    Balzac
    manhole
    hoary
    backhoe
    cockamamie
    blow valve
    manhandle
    poppycock
    testy
    mastication
    Cumquat

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  6. Max the drunken severed headSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:26:00 AM EST

    I thought of "cumquat" and forgot to list it.

    Man, everyone is coming up with great words here, but Mike, YOU are the KING!

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  7. Max the drunken severed headSeptember 29, 2009 at 12:08:00 AM EST

    Great additions, Jonathan!

    bubonic

    dichotomy (sounds like a gender re-assignment surgery)

    tuber ("I saw Meghan Fox naked and got a tuber.")

    shittake

    Asperger's (a fast food joint where the sandwiches taste like ass)

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  8. Max the drunken severed headSeptember 29, 2009 at 12:08:00 AM EST

    Oh, and "piston"!

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  9. Max the drunken severed headOctober 2, 2009 at 4:29:00 AM EST

    And horehound!

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  10. Brian D. HorrorwitzOctober 2, 2009 at 5:45:00 AM EST

    Fudruckers.

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