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I hate the word retarded!
It seems like people use this word off-handedly now a days without thinking that it may be very offensive/hurtful to some people. I have worked with a lot of people with disabilities and replacing words like "stupid" "ugly" "sucks" with retarded is very hurtful for many people. It is a lot like calling something "gay" which is saying that it is "wrong or bad." I wonder how people who have disabilities or are actually gay feel when people use these words to describe things that are negative.
I'm guilty of overusing retarded past of the point of decency, no lie.
I hate the word facetious. Seriously. It just sounds evil and hissy.
I hate the word "derive"
It usually means I have to prove something mathematically, which I really hate doing
Case in point: spent the last 5 HOURS of my night proving one of four problems. Sigh. I'm fun tonight!
Feelin' ya on retarded! My FI's sister has Down Syndrome (I also hate when people call it Down's... it's not Down's....It's Down) and we're really sensitive to that word.
I guess I'm more of a grammar nazi than anything. Like when people write "per say" instead of "per se" or something like that.
My ex-roommate called a chest of drawers a "chester drawer" and said both supposably and irregardless, neither of which are actual words.
Ointment... such a gross word.
BTW I totally agree on the R word. I think it's really problematic.
Not to be too picky, but I also hate when people accidentally type Loose for lose. Hate it!
i hate the word ain't
It bothers me and is improper. yes, it is in the dictionary (but, I still don't believe it is a word) but it is only supposed to be in the single form and most people use it for every form. Is it really easier to say than the other conjunctions? I really don't believe so.
hahah, I think it's funny that a doctor hates the word ointment! :)
There is one word that makes me cringe... I LOATHE it.. clusterf**k.
Seriously, I recoil from that word.
@ Laylabelle - we are very much the same!! I am really sensitive to how others refer to people with disabilities AND I'm a total grammer nazi. The worst is when people misuse "there" "their" and "they're!"
I once saw a person write: "Their so retarted" on someone's wall on facebook. Enough said.
It's not actually a word, but I hate when people say "irregardless" ...just say "regardless" people!
@laylabelle, we call that a charlie-foxtrot in miltiary terms =] It's a little more socially appropriate to splurt out lol
Oh, I hate the word tits. I dunno why, it seems very derogatory. Just really bad slang. I much prefer boobs or breasts, haha.
Yes! Those bug me too!!
The FI can't stand it when people make a place plural - like calling Kroger (a grocery store, if they're not in your area) Kroger's. Drives him batty.
hhhhhhAHAHAH I hate the word "moist" too...
but anyway!
I had an ex that was Puerto Rican so he was billingual...and he absolutely hated the word "pedestrian" - so weird!
Charlie foxtrot!!!! HAHAHAHA I've never heard that before, but it cracks me up! I also HATE the word tits...and piss. Just say pee, seriously!!
@ejs- i feel weird about "tits" too lol. I guess i just feel weird saying it. hehe
I agree on "retarded" - I'm a special education major so it DEFINITELY bugs me.
I also hate the word panties...it's just creepy sounding. And I think one of my biggest annoyances EVER is when people use "your" when it should be "you're", or the other way around. Soooo annoying.
@Bridebella - I hate that word LOL! HATE IT! Good one :) I also hate the words supposedly and espresso because people always say them wrong. It's not supposebly or expresso AGH!
I HATE when people call a pregnant woman "preggers" it just sounds so gross! It sounds like some kind of disease.
totally agree... and preggo... i dont like that either, it sounds so disrespectful to me
There are a few words that I can't ever say. Or hate to.
One that rhymes with bit but starts with a "cl"
Aaaaaaaaa! I blush like a schoolgirl.
oh yeah, i never say the c word that sounds like stunt.... i have a kinda cousin and she will say that word infront of parents/family in everyday conversation
@eloping - I can't stand that either. I have a friend who just returned from several months in Europe and she seems to have picked up the habit of using that word. I cringe every time she says it.
@ejs - I also hate the word 'tits', BUT it also bugs me when guys says 'boobs' - doesn't bother me when women say it, just guys. not sure why.
@snmcdowell - I say Preggers. I think you're right though, it is kind of ... less than flattering. But I'm not a big fan of kids (not sure if I want any) and think pregnancy as a whole is pretty gross (seriously - something else is alive inside you? can we say parasite!?), so I'll continue to use preggers as such. :)
Bridebella - I agree that regardless is better, but merriam-webster does say that while it's not widely accepted irregardless -is- a word! Link
Personally, I'm not a fan of incentivize and other weird business slang.
coughing totally not PC.. but I had the word N----R as a black person it irritates me and completely pisses me off... And I hate the fact that black people have used it so much that it makes other urban ethnicities feel that it's okay to use it!! I mean how crazy?! And they use it as if it's a word like dude! I mean NO NO NO NO NO ... okay sorry but I loathe the word.
On this board- I hate people referring to stuff as "tacky". Not everybody has the same taste, and different places have different customs. Take dollar dances- never even heard of them in the UK but they are common custom and a bit of a fun in certain states in America.
IRL- I hate the "c" word and another vote here for the word "moist"
I HATE the word faggot. Yep, I wrote it out, which pains me to do, but I think leaving letters out makes it "not real" in a sense. It's such an ugly, hateful, and disgusting word and using it just screams "ignorant" to me. I always make it a point to scold a person if I hear them say it, and that includes strangers as well as family members.
I'm guilty of saying retarded, but I usually catch myself before it comes out and I replace it with "ridiculous" as in "Ugh that's so r...ridiculous."
I'm along with everyone about the "R" word - My mom works with Special Olympics and it BREAKS MY HEART when people use that word. It literally makes me cringe. Luckily, fiance learned that early on, and now I think it gets to him too.
HATE the word Moist...so glad there are others to commisserate with me!!
@Cien - noooOOOoooo! Irregardless IS a word? Can you have a word stricken from the dictionary? I loathe it - it doesn't even make sense. I like how the definition even follows up with "use Regardless instead", haha!
FRESH. I hate the word fresh. It doesn't even matter if the word is being used to describe produce or flowers, I always have a flashback to a maxi pad commercial.
@Cien and @laylabelle - I can't believe it's in the dictionary! But that's too funny that even the dictionary is trying to steer people to say it the correct way!
@ EAQ219 - I am so with you on HATING the word faggot!! Goes along with people saying "that's so gay!" I mean seriously, very offensive!
@futuredrbraun- that fb sentence made me lol
I have a lot of words I hate that I hesitate to even type out... I'll give another vote for moist. I also hate c*nt, m*sterbate, h*mp, f*ggot, "jesus christ" when used as a swear word (or g*ddamnit), seep, etc etc.
Interestingly enough, I used to HATE the word "douchebag" until ryan seacrest started coming on my tv all the time and i couldn't think of a more fitting term. Now my friends and I give out d-b awards (but we generally say d-b, not douchebag) haha. I guess I got over that one.
Moist - i think is just conjurs up bad images
Classy - there is no way to sound classy saying the word classy :-)
Panties - it's such a pansy-ass word
I love douchebag. It totally describes what I think of some people!
ive never had an issue with moist..... before :)
i never ever use the word retarted or spastic and i dislike others using it
my hubby asked me what a douchebag was the other night (he was watching southpark) and i had to explain it
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