Worse Than They Sound

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 2, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

You've been working too hard. You're gonna have a prolapse!

February 2, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

How about pulpatoon?

February 2, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Smallpox! It sounds like a joke, and it really isn't.

February 2, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Night-soil? Wait... maybe that does sound as bad as it is.

February 2, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 4, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Eeew. It's on!

February 4, 2007

seanahan commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Well, I now believe that gleet is my new most painful word, surpassing catheter.

February 5, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 5, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Oh, catheter. Excellent. Ouch.

February 5, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

You know, it isn't as sexy as the words already on this list, but thrips suck when they infest your favorite plants.

February 5, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Noted. I do so like the word thrip.

February 5, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Salmonella! What a pretty word for such a disgusting thing...

February 6, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Added!

February 8, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 9, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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. :-)

February 9, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

You know, ebola is a very nice-sounding word, if you don't know what it means.

February 14, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Oooh, nice. Added.

February 14, 2007

palooka commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

I wish coprolalia & comedogenic had different meanings - really beautiful words. stercoraceous is a good one as is klismaphilia. Personally, I suffer from idioglossia.

February 14, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Thanks, palooka--I agree with you on all, but I just can't bring myself to put klismaphilia on the list. Forgive me. ;-)

February 14, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Beriberi! Doesn't sound bad at all, does it?

February 14, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Actually, I always thought that sounded like a fruity dessert. ;-)

February 14, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 16, 2007

sionnach commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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....

February 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Oops... should not have assumed anyone's gender. Sorry about that...

February 16, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Oh, reesetee? Sionnach mentioned a merkin on the other list... maybe it goes here too?

February 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Yes. Yes it does.

February 16, 2007

trivet commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

rubella?

February 28, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Good one, trivet. Thanks!

February 28, 2007

sionnach commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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.

February 28, 2007

sionnach commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

scaphism might be a candidate for this list. Like in that T.S. Eliot play.

October 13, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Most definitely added. *shudders*

October 13, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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*

October 14, 2007

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Mostly sadists, I'd imagine.

October 14, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Culex?

September 27, 2008

mollusque commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Reesetee, what do you have against kumquats?

September 27, 2008

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Culex is a good one! But mollusque, I think I have to add kumquat to the "Not Quite As Awful As They Sound" list. :-)

September 29, 2008

whichbe commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

ague

November 25, 2008

mollusque commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Better ague than plague?

November 25, 2008

whichbe commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Stop agueing 'em on.

November 25, 2008

sionnach commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

How about lant? grogblossom? resurrectionist? theomastix?

November 25, 2008

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

I think ague sounds just as bad as it is. :-)

November 25, 2008

madmouth commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

I nominate galantine

May 14, 2009

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Nomination accepted. :-)

May 20, 2009

madmouth commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

the occupation known as fluffer?

June 5, 2009

yarb commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Hardness inspector made you think of that, didn't it?

June 5, 2009

madmouth commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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

June 5, 2009

ruzuzu commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

cruentation

August 24, 2010

ruzuzu commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

chalkstone

April 11, 2011

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Eew x 2. Added, thanks.

April 12, 2011

sionnach commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

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'

April 12, 2011

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

I agree, sionnach. Probably a list-owner error. Good catch! :-)

April 12, 2011

goodkitten commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Is ackee acceptable?

August 24, 2012

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Hi goodkitten. Hmm...don't know about ackee. If it's poisonous, wouldn't it be just as bad as it sounds? :-)

August 30, 2012

goodkitten commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

K

August 30, 2012

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Come to think of it, that's another list idea....

August 30, 2012

ry commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

ricin?

January 26, 2013

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Good one, thanks!

January 30, 2013

ruzuzu commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

bootikin?

April 29, 2014

reesetee commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

Wow, that does sound...uh...worse.

May 4, 2014

fbharjo commented on the list worse-than-they-sound

wurdst...est

May 5, 2014