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!

10 comments:

Pierre Fournier said...

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

Max the drunken severed head said...

LOL! Merci beaucoup!

wiec? said...

how about pussywillow, dipstick, and Lake Titticaca.

Brian D. Horrorwitz said...

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

Mike Scott said...

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

Max the drunken severed head said...

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

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

Max the drunken severed head said...

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)

Max the drunken severed head said...

Oh, and "piston"!

Max the drunken severed head said...

And horehound!

Brian D. Horrorwitz said...

Fudruckers.

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