A list of 172 words by reesetee.
- fistula appears on 31 other lists
- cryptosporidium appears on 5 other lists
- debride appears on 10 other lists
- donnybrook appears on 67 other lists
- decerebrate appears on 4 other lists
- pillory appears on 58 other lists
- flagellate appears on 30 other lists
- disembogue appears on 16 other lists
- minatory appears on 94 other lists
- micturate appears on 36 other lists
- coprolite appears on 28 other lists
- nosocomial appears on 13 other lists
- prolapse appears on 10 other lists
- rosacea appears on 7 other lists
- xylophagous appears on 11 other lists
- coprolalia appears on 28 other lists
- effluvia appears on 48 other lists
- comedogenic appears on 7 other lists
- neutropenia appears on 6 other lists
- amblyopia appears on 12 other lists
- listeria appears on 4 other lists
- mumps appears on 8 other lists
- dropsy appears on 33 other lists
- sweetbread appears on 12 other lists
- quisling appears on 96 other lists
- isinglass appears on 43 other lists
- influenza appears on 11 other lists
- thrombosis appears on 11 other lists
- fibrillation appears on 7 other lists
- pulpatoon appears on 9 other lists
- apoptosis appears on 26 other lists
- vesicle appears on 11 other lists
- aniridia appears on 5 other lists
- coloboma appears on 2 other lists
- bandog appears on 10 other lists
- temerity appears on 158 other lists
- belladonna appears on 40 other lists
- gardyloo appears on 27 other lists
- ambergris appears on 64 other lists
- tularemia appears on 6 other lists
- gleet appears on 21 other lists
- catheter appears on 9 other lists
- smallpox appears on 7 other lists
- jejune appears on 280 other lists
- expunge appears on 91 other lists
- aspersions appears on 14 other lists
- valetudinarian appears on 63 other lists
- lambaste appears on 69 other lists
- thrip appears on 8 other lists
- cremate appears on 9 other lists
- bellicose appears on 199 other lists
- salmonella appears on 10 other lists
- fuggy appears on 2 other lists
- tutelina appears on 1 other list
- myxomatosis appears on 11 other lists
- ebola appears on 6 other lists
- stercoraceous appears on 14 other lists
- idioglossia appears on 33 other lists
- aneurysm appears on 11 other lists
- beriberi appears on 7 other lists
- bastinado appears on 25 other lists
- strappado appears on 14 other lists
- auto-da-fe appears on 12 other lists
- merkin appears on 50 other lists
- aphasia appears on 85 other lists
- evulsion appears on 2 other lists
- avulsion appears on 15 other lists
- flocculent appears on 30 other lists
- sphacelate appears on 6 other lists
- pilliwinks appears on 11 other lists
- rubella appears on 6 other lists
- pellagra appears on 8 other lists
- rickets appears on 10 other lists
- billingsgate appears on 31 other lists
- quinsy appears on 19 other lists
- kumquat appears on 88 other lists
- cachexia appears on 23 other lists
- myxoma appears on 2 other lists
- pemphigus appears on 5 other lists
- tamponade appears on 2 other lists
- carcinoma appears on 7 other lists
- erysipelas appears on 13 other lists
- porphyria appears on 16 other lists
- phacoemulsification appears on 6 other lists
- scaphism appears on 20 other lists
- platyhelminthes appears on 6 other lists
- telangiectasia appears on 3 other lists
- paraquat appears on 10 other lists
- tenesmus appears on 15 other lists
- curculio appears on 7 other lists
- colopexy appears on 3 other lists
- oubliette appears on 140 other lists
- synechia appears on 1 other list
- hypernatremia appears on 1 other list
- strabismus appears on 14 other lists
- sciatica appears on 11 other lists
- spirochete appears on 11 other lists
- cannibal appears on 15 other lists
- pertussis appears on 12 other lists
- umbles appears on 4 other lists
- arthropleura appears on 3 other lists
- merocele appears on 1 other list
- zooglea appears on 1 other list
- aposteme appears on 1 other list
- symblepharon appears on 6 other lists
- verruca appears on 14 other lists
- culex appears on 3 other lists
- aleppo button appears on 1 other list
- pemphigoid appears on 2 other lists
- dysthymia appears on 21 other lists
- cadaver appears on 50 other lists
- assignation appears on 24 other lists
- vivisepulture appears on 24 other lists
- extravasation appears on 7 other lists
- lant appears on 14 other lists
- trophallaxis appears on 8 other lists
- fundoplication appears on 2 other lists
- paregoric appears on 21 other lists
- abattoir appears on 110 other lists
- malathion appears on 2 other lists
- vaccinia appears on 3 other lists
- shigella appears on 4 other lists
- tinea appears on 6 other lists
- wharton's jelly appears on 2 other lists
- galantine appears on 6 other lists
- amanita appears on 4 other lists
- profiteering appears on 5 other lists
- milt appears on 13 other lists
- flense appears on 30 other lists
- prosopagnosia appears on 26 other lists
- diverticulitis appears on 5 other lists
- rhinophyma appears on 3 other lists
- crematorium appears on 8 other lists
- sprue appears on 7 other lists
- gingivitis appears on 10 other lists
- flechette appears on 5 other lists
- chorea appears on 13 other lists
- lazaretto appears on 14 other lists
- anophthalmia appears on 1 other list
- mephitis appears on 21 other lists
- beal appears on 2 other lists
- ciguatera appears on 1 other list
- tenaculum appears on 6 other lists
- erythema appears on 5 other lists
- morcellator appears on just this list
- defossion appears on just this list
- rinderpest appears on 9 other lists
- morass appears on 62 other lists
- pinnywinkles appears on just this list
- fimicolous appears on 7 other lists
- cruentation appears on 3 other lists
- aphthous appears on 5 other lists
- malanders appears on 2 other lists
- sellanders appears on just this list
- castoreum appears on 3 other lists
- barkstone appears on 2 other lists
- mandrin appears on 2 other lists
- knout appears on 19 other lists
- blain appears on 8 other lists
- epiphragm appears on 4 other lists
- poudrette appears on 1 other list
- verrucous appears on 1 other list
- chalkstone appears on just this list
- volvulus appears on 3 other lists
- spinneret appears on 9 other lists
- pullulate appears on 41 other lists
- exintrication appears on 1 other list
- kwashiorkor appears on 11 other lists
- stercoral appears on just this list
- orogeny appears on 18 other lists
- chrysotile appears on 1 other list
- ricin appears on 7 other lists
reesetee Good one, thanks! Jan 30, 2013
ry ricin? Jan 26, 2013
reesetee Come to think of it, that's another list idea.... Aug 30, 2012
goodkitten K Aug 30, 2012
reesetee Hi goodkitten. Hmm...don't know about ackee. If it's poisonous, wouldn't it be just as bad as it sounds? :-) Aug 30, 2012
goodkitten Is ackee acceptable? Aug 24, 2012
reesetee I agree, sionnach. Probably a list-owner error. Good catch! :-) Apr 12, 2011
sionnach Why is spizzerinctum on this list? It seems like it would be a better candidate for the "not quite as bad as they sound" list.
Just sayin' Apr 12, 2011
reesetee Eew x 2. Added, thanks. Apr 12, 2011
ruzuzu chalkstone Apr 11, 2011
ruzuzu cruentation Aug 24, 2010
madmouth other way around. that is, I brought it here when I realized it was obsolete and thus inappropriate for DoOT--then I poked through the Dictionary itself. I think "fluffer" found "hardness inspector" for me by some spiritual pathway Jun 5, 2009
yarb Hardness inspector made you think of that, didn't it? Jun 5, 2009
madmouth the occupation known as fluffer? Jun 5, 2009
reesetee Nomination accepted. :-) May 20, 2009
madmouth I nominate galantine May 14, 2009
reesetee I think ague sounds just as bad as it is. :-) Nov 25, 2008
sionnach How about lant? grogblossom? resurrectionist? theomastix? Nov 24, 2008
whichbe Stop agueing 'em on. Nov 24, 2008
mollusque Better ague than plague? Nov 24, 2008
whichbe ague Nov 24, 2008
reesetee Culex is a good one! But mollusque, I think I have to add kumquat to the "Not Quite As Awful As They Sound" list. :-) Sep 29, 2008
mollusque Reesetee, what do you have against kumquats? Sep 27, 2008
chained_bear Culex? Sep 27, 2008
reesetee Mostly sadists, I'd imagine. Oct 14, 2007
chained_bear Bloody hell, who THINKS of this stuff?! *is mad that anyone ever did this to another person*
EDIT: I should have put this comment on the word page, not the list page. Whoops! *moves it there* Oct 13, 2007
reesetee Most definitely added. *shudders* Oct 13, 2007
sionnach scaphism might be a candidate for this list. Like in that T.S. Eliot play. Oct 13, 2007
sionnach not so clear that apoptosis, sometimes referred to as 'programmed cell death', though this definition bothers some researchers, belongs on this list. Because one consequence of apoptosis shutting down is uncontrolled cell proliferation, or by its more familiar name, cancer. So, maybe apoptosis is a good thing, in the general scheme of things. Feb 28, 2007
reesetee Good one, trivet. Thanks! Feb 28, 2007
trivet rubella? Feb 28, 2007
reesetee Yes. Yes it does. Feb 16, 2007
chained_bear Oh, reesetee? Sionnach mentioned a merkin on the other list... maybe it goes here too? Feb 16, 2007
chained_bear Oops... should not have assumed anyone's gender. Sorry about that... Feb 16, 2007
reesetee Thanks, you guys! All added. Funny, I was sure I'd added bastinado earlier, but no. As for auto-da-fe, it always puts me in mind of a funny little European sports car.... Feb 16, 2007
sionnach This is a great list. Sionnach is the Irish word for a fox (as opposed to, say, a vixen); a close relation to strappado would be bastinado, also less pleasant than the name might imply. Feb 15, 2007
chained_bear Sionnach has some great words on her list that should go on this one: strappado and auto-da-fe. Sound great, don't they? UH-UH. Feb 15, 2007
reesetee Actually, I always thought that sounded like a fruity dessert. ;-) Feb 14, 2007
chained_bear Beriberi! Doesn't sound bad at all, does it? Feb 14, 2007
reesetee Thanks, palooka--I agree with you on all, but I just can't bring myself to put klismaphilia on the list. Forgive me. ;-) Feb 13, 2007
palooka I wish coprolalia & comedogenic had different meanings - really beautiful words. stercoraceous is a good one as is klismaphilia. Personally, I suffer from idioglossia. Feb 13, 2007
reesetee Oooh, nice. Added. Feb 13, 2007
chained_bear You know, ebola is a very nice-sounding word, if you don't know what it means. Feb 13, 2007
reesetee Oh, I don't know. You think hernia sounds nicer than it is? Hmmm....I'll have to think on this one. Er, I mean, stand up and think about it.
Anyway, you're free to start any list you want! Doesn't feel like a competition to me. :-) Feb 9, 2007
chained_bear I came across another one you might like. Hernia. But don't feel you have to add any more. I just didn't want to start a competing list. Feb 9, 2007
reesetee Added! Feb 8, 2007
chained_bear Salmonella! What a pretty word for such a disgusting thing... Feb 6, 2007
reesetee Noted. I do so like the word thrip. Feb 5, 2007
chained_bear You know, it isn't as sexy as the words already on this list, but thrips suck when they infest your favorite plants. Feb 5, 2007
reesetee Oh, catheter. Excellent. Ouch. Feb 5, 2007
chained_bear I am making a pain in the tochus of myself, I realize, but I keep finding words that would seem to fit well on this list. And I wouldn't presume to make a copycat list, so I'll just keep suggesting instead...
Requiem? It sure is a purty-sounding word, till you find out what it means.
And I agree, catheter hurts just to hear it. I'd venture it's creatively onomotopoetic, even. Feb 4, 2007
seanahan Well, I now believe that gleet is my new most painful word, surpassing catheter. Feb 4, 2007
reesetee Eeew. It's on! Feb 4, 2007
chained_bear I found one you might like.
gleet: Slimy matter; sticky or greasy filth. Or, A morbid discharge of thin liquid from a wound, ulcer, etc., specifically from the urethra.
Feb 4, 2007
chained_bear Night-soil? Wait... maybe that does sound as bad as it is. Feb 2, 2007
chained_bear Smallpox! It sounds like a joke, and it really isn't.
Feb 2, 2007
chained_bear How about pulpatoon? Feb 2, 2007
reesetee You've been working too hard. You're gonna have a prolapse! Feb 1, 2007
chained_bear You know what's funny, I was telling people at work, "there's this site called Wordie? And someone made this list called "Worse than they sound," and another one that's something like "Not as bad as they sound," and they're so great, you should go read them!"
Then I realized--uh... the person who invited me to this site is the one who made them. DUH. Feb 1, 2007