Bad Words

A list of English words we find unfortunate even in a context-free setting.

  • carbuncle
  • curd
  • jiggle
  • lickspittle (but sometimes so-bad-it’s-good)
  • moist
  • pelvis
  • ‘sup (i.e., “What’s up?”)
  • turgid
  • wean
  • yolk
  • zit