# Phrases that sound "dirty" but aren't... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922 "2013-10-22T12:13:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/61 "2013-10-27T04:34:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Happened just tonight, when I asked my wife: “Do you want me to warm up your buns before I stick the weiner_ **s** _ in?” (bolding mine) :eek: Well, _ **did** _ she? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/62 "2013-10-27T05:52:30Z")
“Ridden hard and put away wet” refers to putting a horse back in the stable without a proper cool-down, and is used to describe someone in a disheveled state. The sexual connotations are obvious. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/63 "2013-10-27T18:24:15Z")
> [@JBDivmstr](#): > > (bolding mine) > :eek: > Well, _ **did** _ she? 😉 I like this one! Putting weiners into buns! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/64 "2013-10-27T22:00:53Z")
New one I just heard… “Kirking the Tartan” [http://billpetro.com/2008/10/24/history-of-kirking-of-the-tartans/](http://billpetro.com/2008/10/24/history-of-kirking-of-the-tartans/) This actually came up in the MMP thread, we actually do some ignorance fighting sometimes. **Capt Reaver** ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/65 "2013-10-27T22:40:46Z")
[Psst… did’ya hear? Crapper developed the ballcock.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper) ---
**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/66 "2013-11-01T21:43:51Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > [Psst… did’ya hear? Crapper developed the ballcock.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper) Lol. :D:p ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/67 "2013-11-01T23:07:11Z")
Not sexual, but I’m sure there’s been a lot of raised eyebrows and outright laughter upon seeing the sign for Bong Recreational Area. [And photos taken, of course.](https://www.google.com/search?q=bong+recreation&rlz=1C1FLDB_enUS513US513&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=fTN0UsDeD4qN2gXd9IHQAw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1189&bih=635#es_sm=93&espv=210&q=bong+recreation+area&tbm=isch&imgdii=_) ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/68 "2013-11-01T23:13:18Z")
Pretty much anything with “donkey” in it. Especially if some emphasis is placed on _donkey_. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/69 "2013-11-01T23:33:09Z")
Blowing smoke up one’s ass always sounded very oddly sexual to me but has nothing to do with anything sexual as I can tell. Ass kissing, brown nosing, etc are similarly sexual but oddly not. I mean, nobody actually/literally/really brown-noses to curry favor with someone, do they? Or even kissing them on the ass cheeks? How those terms came to mean sycophantic I will never understand. ---
**Author:** ![WhiteyVulgar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WhiteyVulgar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhiteyVulgar)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/70 "2014-11-23T04:44:10Z")
the rectory was barely recognizable, after last night’s flooding ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/71 "2014-11-23T12:57:03Z")
Baseball announcer: _“He came inside with a high hard one!”_ ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/72 "2014-11-23T19:16:41Z")
Take your hat and jacket off. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/73 "2014-11-23T20:17:54Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > With the properly arched eyebrow, ANY thing you say can sound dirty. > [@Tom Lehrer](#): > > When correctly viewed, > _Everything_ is lewd. * * * ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/74 "2014-11-24T22:41:37Z")
Animal Husbandry. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/75 "2014-11-24T22:50:18Z")
“Penetration” - oft used by American football announcers. For example “Coach Coughlin has been urging the defense to get more penetration, but they just can’t seem to get around that tight-end…” ---
**Author:** ![BaldDudePeekskill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/76 "2014-11-24T23:17:50Z")
From a television commercial getting frequent broadcast, “have fun with your hot dogs” ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/77 "2014-11-25T00:17:13Z")
[“Redskins Squeeze Out Browns”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qmUJpcPAaM) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/78 "2014-11-25T00:21:49Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > “Take Exit 69 onto Big Beaver.” I actually have a jacket from Beaver ¶ Search and Rescue. And in Big Beaver there used to be a diner called Sadie’s that had some world famous Beaver Pie. Never quite got up the courage to try some. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/79 "2014-11-25T01:42:17Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > When your yeast flocculates, it’s time to rack. I racked two jugs just this last Sunday! > [@Clothahump](#): > > I’m going to defenestrate her tonight. That’s illegal in most states. I’m going down to the Pep Boy’s and try to get a Rim Job. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922/80 "2014-11-26T02:26:33Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > How about a single word? > > Niggardly. > > Perfectly good word, forever tainted due to ignorance. > > sigh 'taint so! “James, you always were a cunning linguist.” says Miss Moneypenny to James Bond by phone as he comes out from under the sheets “brushing up on his French” with a young lass. (I fergit the flick.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-sound-dirty-but-arent/671922.md?page=5)