# Ladies; The Word "Moist" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259 "2007-02-22T18:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/41 "2007-02-22T22:11:40Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] Wow. One more example of how out of the loop I am. Neither ‘moist’ nor ‘panties’ oogs me out. In fact, it has never even occurred to me that anyone could be ooged out by a word. [/QUOTE] Knobgobbler? Spooje? Toejam? ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/42 "2007-02-22T22:31:13Z")
I find that many of the women I meet who are most bothered by the word “moist” are the ones who are also the most bothered by bodily fluids in general. They are freaked out by spit, blood, etc. and the word moist, in all it’s modern conotation, is now associated in their minds with all the functions of their bodies that bother them the most. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/43 "2007-02-22T22:31:37Z")
Grunties? ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/44 "2007-02-22T22:40:35Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Woodhouse] I find that many of the women I meet who are most bothered by the word “moist” are the ones who are also the most bothered by bodily fluids in general. They are freaked out by spit, blood, etc. and the word moist, in all it’s modern conotation, is now associated in their minds with all the functions of their bodies that bother them the most. [/QUOTE] You may have something there. I’m a medical technologist - body fluids are my _job_. As for “juicy”, it’s only oogy when it’s written across a pre-teen’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/45 "2007-02-22T22:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=Gangster Octopus] My question: Is she right, do a large number of women freak out at the word **moist**? Does it cause you to grind your teeth and clench your fists? [/QUOTE] It doesn’t make me grind my teeth and clench my fists.. but the more I read this thread, the more weirded out I get by it. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/46 "2007-02-22T22:45:39Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Woodhouse] I find that many of the women I meet who are most bothered by the word “moist” are the ones who are also the most bothered by bodily fluids in general. They are freaked out by spit, blood, etc. and the word moist, in all it’s modern conotation, is now associated in their minds with all the functions of their bodies that bother them the most. [/QUOTE] That’s what’s particularly weird about \*me \*not liking it. I’m that embarrassing one at dinner parties talking about cervical mucus. I’m the Queen of TMI. I’m planning to be a nurse, and welcome all the vomit, poop, blood and spittle that entails. I get excited by spectacular diaper blow outs, and I’m always the one at the party holding girls’ hair while they throw up. None of that phases me. But “moist”. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/47 "2007-02-22T22:59:40Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] That was in the old Spark gender test - “What word is intrinsically grosser?” Moist or used. Moist is absolutely grosser. [/QUOTE] “Used” is gross? I once had a moist used car (Dodge Colt). It never fully dried out after being flooded in a parking lot during a Biblical rainstorm. Now, “groin”. There’s a beautiful word. Poetic, like. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/48 "2007-02-22T23:04:37Z")
I like the word moist, but if a girl said to me: “you make my panties so moist!” I would probably offer her a towel. Now if she said, “you are making me so moist” I would probably crack up laughing, then have sex with her. Like saying a strange word is going to turn me off? hahahahaha… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/49 "2007-02-22T23:53:10Z")
The inherent ickiness of the word was exploited in the movie “The Impostors,” when the creepy German guy (played by Campbell Scott) dabs at the sweat on the forehead of Lili Taylor and says: “The danger of the chase has made you perspire. It has made me also… moist.” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/50 "2007-02-23T00:09:29Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Knobgobbler? Spooje? Toejam? [/QUOTE] Belgium? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/51 "2007-02-23T00:35:21Z")
[QUOTE=Gangster Octopus] A morning radio show here in L.A. has a person they talk to occasionally who cannot stand the word **moist**. She audibly freaks out when she hears the word, it is really torture for her to hear it. Seemed to be an individual with an odd characteristic. So this morning they had her on so they could discuss a recent episode of _How I Met Your Mother?_ wherein the cahracter played Alyson Hannigan similarly cannot hear the word **moist** with a identical reaction. So they talked to the writer of that episode of the show and she claimed she had no knowledge of the person discussed on the show. her claim was that about half the women in her office cannot stand the word **moist** and it seemed to be a natural word to use in this case. My question: Is she right, do a large number of women freak out at the word **moist**? Does it cause you to grind your teeth and clench your fists? [/QUOTE] So [Kevin and Bean](http://www.kroq.com/) had the moist lady on again? She is a hoot to listen to. I’m sorry I was out of town and missed it. > [@Autolycus](#): > > I like the word moist, but if a girl said to me: “you make my panties so moist!” I would probably offer her a towel. No you should gallently offer to remove said moist garments. Then, hopefully, penis would ensue. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/52 "2007-02-23T02:01:20Z")
I’m not bothered by “moist.” It’s a good word to describe foods that are well-saturated with moisture. I did, however, have a roommate a couple of years ago that was disgusted by the word. Not weirdo concerned with the cleanliness and goings-on of her girly bits, or one of those people that had to cover herself in scents. No strange cleaning habits that I know of, either. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/53 "2007-02-23T02:11:45Z")
I’ve never met anyone who was freaked out by the words ‘moist’ or ‘panties’. I myself do not react adversly to these words. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/54 "2007-02-23T02:14:05Z")
It’s never bothered me, and I’m surprised that it’s so wide-spread as to show up in tv shows or movies. It never occured to me that it’d be considered oogy 'til I read a similar thread a few months ago. I’ve also never thought about it being used to talk about being horny. I don’t think I could tell my boyfriend he made me moist with a straight face, and it definitely wouldn’t turn me on if anyone said that to me. It’s just an odd word, that doesn’t really fit unless we’re talking about food or wet-naps. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/55 "2007-02-23T02:22:47Z")
Do you remember how David Letterman used to latch onto and repeat random catch-phrases for a week or so, back in the eighties. (I imagine that may still do this, but I stopped watching in 1988.) Anyway, there was a glorious time in 1986 when he used to frequently interject with “And, it’s _moist_.” This is the best catch-phrase ever and still my favourite non-sequitur. All you squeamish ladies and gents can just suck it up. It’s awesome. And, it’s _moist_. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/56 "2007-02-23T02:28:17Z")
I find _moist_ amusing. And I wish I could remember where I heard it, but there was a funny line once of, “Well, don’t that just damp your panties?” I really don’t like “juicy ass.” Oh, yuck. The last thing an ass should be is juicy. Bleah. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/57 "2007-02-23T02:50:51Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Knobgobbler? Spooje? Toejam? [/QUOTE] Newp. Not as words, anyway. I would be somewhat ooged out if found a random wad of toejam stuck to my coffee cup, or slipped in a puddle of spooje while walking in my bare feet. But the _words_? Don’t bother me a bit. ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/58 "2007-02-23T03:00:25Z")
I’m not squicked out at all by that word. Then again, I used to love [the band](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moist), so it has mostly positive connotations for me. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/59 "2007-02-23T04:14:46Z")
Boy, I’m one of those that had no idea such a phenomenon existed. I routinely use moist as a description of the mucus membranes of a well hydrated child. Of course, I’m the guy who’s always looking for an excuse to say I thought it was mucus but it’snot ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259/60 "2007-02-23T04:30:58Z")
My mom hates “moist,” and especially “moisture.” I don’t mind them, I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-the-word-moist/393259.md?page=4)