May
30
abhor
broth
chum (only when referring to people. shark bait is ok.)
chock (as in chock full o’…)
dawdle
eggy
funicular
gleet
hoary
loagy
muffins (muffin singular, ok)
nougat
offal
persnickety
quorum
ruddy
scamper
trifle
uvula
verve
woad
x? (I ain’t gots no problem wit X)
yadda
zither
I have to disagree with you about nougat though, it’s a wonderful word just on connotations alone… and sorry, I don’t know anywhere for ‘fush & chups’ in Paris, like some forbidden fruit I’m not even allowed to mention them, let alone launch any sort of holy grail-esque quest for them (you’re not from New Zealand by any chance, are you?)
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Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
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Not “moist”, “gusset”, “panties”, or “tissue”? Those, allegedly, are the most common squick-words for people.
I can’t imagine why, but I do notice they all seem to have a certain theme…
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