Words You Hate: In alphabetical order (game, discussion)

[Britva415]

Inspired by https://forum.literotica.com/threads/words-you-hate-in-a-sex-story.1554036/

I thought there was another "words you hate" type of thread, not specific to sex stories but possibly specific to prose in general.

Can't find any such thing.

I'd like this to be a game, where someone posts a word they hate which is alphabetically later than the previous one someone offered.

However, I also anticipate and encourage discussions breaking out. So, to keep the game part of it on track, anyone who posts without offering a new "word you hate," please end your post with a reminder of what the current word is so that it's easy for everyone to take the next turn.


The words don't have to be in initial-letter A, B, C order. Just alphabetically later. This saves the game from getting bogged down every time hard initial letters come up. Heck, you can even skip X or Z unless there's a good candidate.

 

[Britva415]

I'll start with an "A:"

The word "affinity" is almost never useful. Almost everywhere it's ever used, it brings unresolved "what do you mean?" energy. For that reason, I feel like it's lazy. It's an example of why "telling not showing" gets criticized.

Current word: Affinity

 

[Britva415]

I'll go next, too

"Alabaster," my ass! Fight me

(I think that one is sex-story specific, though, in terms of when I hate it.)

Current word: Alabaster

 

[HordHolm]

"Brunch"

It's a late breakfast or a mid-morning snack, people. It's not a thing.

Next up, 'C'.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Just to clarify the rules here -- it can still be 'b', it just has to be later in the alphabet than 'br.' The current word is brunch.

 

[YmaOHyd]

'Bug.' The word 'bug' bugs me. It's imprecise. What does it mean? Does something irk you? Does it annoy you? Are you bothered, but not in a hot way? Is a thing getting under your skin, is it irritating you, are you frustrated or distracted? Is there a pet peeve agitating you? Just tell me what you mean.

Current word is bug.

 

[Britva415]

Just tell me what you mean.

And how about the expression "what's up your bug?"

(Still the current word)

 

[Off_base]

'Bug.' The word 'bug' bugs me. It's imprecise. What does it mean? Does something irk you? Does it annoy you? Are you bothered, but not in a hot way? Is a thing getting under your skin, is it irritating you, are you frustrated or distracted? Is there a pet peeve agitating you? Just tell me what you mean.

Current word is bug.

Chewy.
It doesn't mean anything.
Not a valid description.

Current word: chewy

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Dreamy
'Dream' is a good word. Something being 'dreamlike'
For some reason 'dreamy' sounds too simplistic and somewhat childish to me.

Sidenote, because it won't fit within the rules:
I despise every one of the made up words people started to make by putting -ussy at the end of things. Somehow it makes me feel icky. Despite having no issues with the word pussy.

Current word: Dreamy

 

[TheLobster]

Dull.

It's just, well, dull. And also hard to pronounce in a way that's distinct from 'doll' or even 'dole'.
If you say something's dull, it likely means you couldn't find a better word to describe its blandness, which also makes your writing dull.

Yes, this is an admission that I have to use it less

Current word: Dull

 

[ADirtyPerv]

Dreamy
'Dream' is a good word. Something being 'dreamlike'
For some reason 'dreamy' sounds too simplistic and somewhat childish to me.

I like dreamy, when used to describe a kind of guy. Hearkens back to the good old days of the 90s. But you have to have the right kind of character using that word, maybe a little bit valley girl. "Ugh, he's sooo dreamy!"

My word: Eventually. I struggle with time signifiers in my dialogue tags, trying to show that a character is taking their time to respond, and I tend to default to 'eventually'. Just one of those things I pick out of my own writing.

Current word: Eventually

 

[Z_TheWriter]

I like dreamy, when used to describe a kind of guy. Hearkens back to the good old days of the 90s. But you have to have the right kind of character using that word, maybe a little bit valley girl. "Ugh, he's sooo dreamy!"

My word: Eventually. I struggle with time signifiers in my dialogue tags, trying to show that a character is taking their time to respond, and I tend to default to 'eventually'. Just one of those things I pick out of my own writing.

Current word: Eventually

That's actually the exact use of the word I don't like. I think it may have to do with it feeling a bit nonsensical. 'He's dreamy', what? He looks like he's dreaming? He looks like he's from your dreams? Well what if that dream was a nightmare?
'Dreamily' is fine - looking dreamily into someone's eyes for instance. Your eyes are sort of glazing over as if you're currently in a dream. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

Don't have another right now, so
Current word (still): Eventually

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Extreme.


Not everything is.

 

[ADirtyPerv]

That's actually the exact use of the word I don't like. I think it may have to do with it feeling a bit nonsensical. 'He's dreamy', what? He looks like he's dreaming? He looks like he's from your dreams? Well what if that dream was a nightmare?
'Dreamily' is fine - looking dreamily into someone's eyes for instance. Your eyes are sort of glazing over as if you're currently in a dream. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

Don't have another right now, so
Current word (still): Eventually

Right, but the context defines the term, and that's the fun thing, IMO. By even using the word, you plop yourself in the 90s, or at least connect strongly to that time. And it even conjures (in my mind) the kind of a guy they're talking about - Dr. McDreamy, MD (Grey's Anatomy). You go look at Patrick Dempsey - that is the poster man for dreaminess.

I just like that, in the right context, that word is really specifically evocative. Even though, on its own, it doesn't say anything about the person who is dreamy. You could just swap dreamy with Demps-y and it's pretty accurate.

Current word: EXTREME!!

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Right, but the context defines the term, and that's the fun thing, IMO. By even using the word, you plop yourself in the 90s, or at least connect strongly to that time. And it even conjures (in my mind) the kind of a guy they're talking about - Dr. McDreamy, MD (Grey's Anatomy). You go look at Patrick Dempsey - that is the poster man for dreaminess.

It is also possible that I kinda don't like that type of guy. Maybe from being a kid in said 90s and being annoyed at the tv replaying the same American soaps over and over.

New word: Favo(u)rite
And Harbo(u)r, and Neighbo(u)r, Colo(u)r etc.
The words themselves are fine, but the spelling disagreement bothers me. My instinctual preference is to use the British spelling, but in almost every other case I will go for the American spelling instead. Realize not realise.

Current word: Favo(u)rite

 

[TheLobster]

New word: Favo(u)rite

Ah, those extra Bri’ish vowels. Since we’re in F, it’s worth mentioning how odd foetus and furore look when you’re accustomed to American spelling.

Like, really weird.

Current word is still Favo(u)rite.

 

[AG31]

I thought there was another "words you hate" type of thread, not specific to sex stories but possibly specific to prose in general.

Can't find any such thing.

I thought so too, but couldn't find any posts by me with these words:

panties, smegma, pussy

 

[ADirtyPerv]

Giggle.

Kids do it, but then only some kinds of women do it. It's weird that it has a gendered connotation in adults. I guess because a giggle is high pitched? I overuse this word for sure, mostly because dialogue tags are exhausting.

Women get to laugh, too, is what I'm saying here.

 

[Britva415]

'dreamy' sounds too simplistic and somewhat childish to me

I think that's part of the appeal

'He's dreamy', what? [...] He looks like he's from your dreams?

Yes. This isn't supposed to have a mysterious or ambiguous meaning, it's exactly that: Like something out of a dream or like he would cause you to dream wistfully/hopefully/longingly about him.

Current word: Giggle

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Grow

In the context of building a business or bank account balance.

 

[Britva415]

Women get to laugh, too, is what I'm saying here

I mean, so do grown-ass men

"Grow"

 

[Britva415]

I thought so too, but couldn't find any posts by me with these words:

panties, smegma, pussy

Well, the could go into the sex-stories version

"Grow"

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Hangout.

Isn't that for bandits, outlaws and gangsters?

 

[Britva415]

Hangout.

Isn't that for bandits, outlaws and gangsters?

I'll have to ask more questions, next time my kid wants to go "hide out" with some friends.

"Hangout"

 

[Z_TheWriter]

Giggle.

Kids do it, but then only some kinds of women do it. It's weird that it has a gendered connotation in adults. I guess because a giggle is high pitched? I overuse this word for sure, mostly because dialogue tags are exhausting.

Women get to laugh, too, is what I'm saying here.

I like that word a lot.

Alex, the male protagonist of my first story, giggles. Albeit a little indirectly.
"[...]Sara wheezed, unable to stop giggling, and Alex soon joined her."

So does James in the story I'm currently working on. To me it's a way of laughing that conveys a specific state of mind or mood - which, sure may be more common in, but isn't specific to women and children. Or maybe I'm just weird.

Next word: Hullo
Afaik the word from which Hello originates. It was more of an expression of surprise or interest "Hullo, what's this?"
Very few people use it now, but the way it looks when spelled out bothers me, for reasons I can't pinpoint.

Current word: Hullo