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Moderately unsurprisingly, ‘moist’ has been voted as one of many grossest phrases within the English language.

Nonetheless, it didn’t come out because the worst one.

It appears there are two different phrases that make our pores and skin crawl extra.

On-line language platform Preply has used information out there on voting website Ranker to find the phrases which have been voted because the ‘grossest sounding.’

And, apparently, plenty of these squeamish phrases are linked to the human physique.

Taking the highest spot is the phrase ‘pus’ – with nearly 10,000 votes. This was adopted by ‘phlegm’ shut behind in second place, with 8,984 votes.

‘Seepage’ takes third place adopted by ‘moist’ in fourth.

Numerous different bodily phrases make up the the highest 10, together with ‘fester,’ ‘mucus’ and ‘ooze.’

Coming in ninth place is ‘putrid’ – which normally describes decaying or rotting matter that emits a odor.

And, in an unlikely flip of occasions, ‘curd’ (sure, the dairy product) locations tenth.


Grossest phrases within the English language:

: A white/yellowish liquid fashioned on the positioning of a wound or an infection – 9,799 votes.

: A liquid secreted by mucous membranes – 8,984 votes.

: The sluggish escape of a liquid or gasoline by small holes or porous materials – 8,799 votes

: Sightly damp, moist, or humid – 8,234 votes.

: An abrupt discharge of fluid – 7,893 votes.

: Of a wound or sore that turns into septic; suppurate – 7,223 votes.

: A slippery secretion produced by and lined by mucous membranes – 7,083 votes.

: Fluid slowly trickle or seep out of one thing – 6,990 votes.

: Natural matter decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid odor – 6,912 votes

: A dairy product obtained by curdling milk. Can substitute soy – 6,344 votes

Nonetheless, it’s price stating that women and men have completely different phrases that make them wince.

Males additionally say ‘loogie’ (AKA, a big wad of spit), ‘gullet’ and ‘snot’ are among the many phrases they discover essentially the most disgusting.

Whereas girls checklist ‘congeal’ and ‘bulbous’ as a few of their most squeamish phrases.

Daniele Saccard, from Preply, commented: ‘Many individuals really feel queasy in the direction of sure phrases or phrases. This phenomenon is known as world aversion, that means a robust dislike or repulsion in the direction of the phrase. 

‘This demonstrates simply how highly effective language will be. Language has the power to make us really feel all forms of constructive feelings, together with love and happiness. Nonetheless, quite the opposite, language additionally has the facility to make us uncomfortable or disgust.’